mesmerizing

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adjective

Exercising mesmerism on; spellbinding; enthralling.

“a mesmerizing lava lamp”

Less commonScrabble 25

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mesmerize
adjectivemesmerizing (comparative more mesmerizing, superlative most mesmerizing)

comparative more mesmerizing · superlative most mesmerizing

  1. Exercising mesmerism on; spellbinding; enthralling.

    a mesmerizing lava lamp

    1 more example

    As mesmerizing as it is to watch Kristen Kish whip up bacon and cinnamon waffles with boysenberry and strawberry jam, imagine playing poker with Hosea Rosenberg.

    2014 September 11, Pam Grout, “Really? 10 unexpected cruise activities”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveattracting and holding interest as if by a spell

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish lumoava, huumaava
  • lumoavaadjective
  • huumaavaadjective
  • hypnotisoivaadjective
French envoûtant
  • envoûtantadjective
Hindi सम्मोहक
  • सम्मोहक (sammohak)adjective
Irish draíochtúil
  • draíochtúiladjective
Polish zachwycający
  • zachwycającyadjective
Spanish mesmerizante, mesmerizador
  • mesmerizanteadjective
  • mesmerizadoradjective
  • mesméricoadjective
Cite this entry
APA

mesmerizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesmerizing

MLA

“mesmerizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesmerizing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mesmerizing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesmerizing.

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