mesmerizing

2 definitions found

mesmerizing - 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]

mesmerizing - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]