mesmerizing

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mesmerizing
    adj 1: attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read
           the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm
           mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was
           mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in
           ancient Rome" [syn: {hypnotic}, {mesmeric},
           {mesmerizing}, {spellbinding}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mesmerize \Mes"mer*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mesmerized}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Mesmerizing}.] [Also spelled {mesmerise}.]
   1. To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep; to hypnotize.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To produce an intense fascination in; to spellbind.
      [PJC]

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