enthrallments
States of fascination
Enthrallments are states of being captivated or spellbound.
The word carries the original sense of enslavement—to be enthralled was once to be made a thrall, a servant—but now describes powerful fascination: the enthrallments of first love, the enthrallments that keep us glued to our screens.
The plural suggests multiple sources of captivation or repeated experiences of being held in wonder.
States of intense interest
- enchantmentsMagical influences or charms
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
- absorptionsActs of taking in
rapt attention · gripping · riveting · transfixing · bewitchments · allurements · fixations · preoccupations
Works of supreme skill
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- cinemaMotion picture theater
theater · concerts · exhibitions · literature · music · drama · storytelling · magic shows
Acts of making captive
- subjugationForcing into submission
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- captivityState of being confined
- thralldomEnslaved condition
domination · oppression · yoke · chains · bondsmen · serfdom · subjection · conquest
fascinations
States of intense interest
- enchantmentsMagical influences or charms
- spellbindingCompletely capturing one's attention
- mesmerizingCompletely capturing one's attention
rapt attention · absorptions · gripping · riveting · transfixing · bewitchments · allurements · fixations · preoccupations · obsessions
masterpieces
Works of supreme skill
- performancesStaged artistic presentations
- spectaclesCorrective eyewear worn daily
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
cinema · theater · concerts · exhibitions · literature · music · drama · storytelling · magic shows · dance
enslavements
Acts of making captive
- subjugationForcing into submission
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- captivityState of being confined
thralldom · domination · oppression · yoke · chains · bondsmen · serfdom · subjection · conquest · submission
enthrallmentsboredom
Weary disinterest from monotony
indifference · apathy · disinterest · ennui · tedium
enthrallmentsrepulsions
Acts of driving away
revulsions · disgust · aversions · disenchantments · disillusions
enthrallmentsliberations
Acts of freeing captives
emancipations · releases · freedoms · disenchantments · deliverances