Meaning & use
Mesmeric
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Having a hypnotic or captivating effect; spellbinding.
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The dancer's mesmeric movements held the entire audience in silence.
Waves crashing rhythmically against the shore had a mesmeric effect on the tired travelers.
A note on using this word
Derived from Franz Mesmer, the 18th-century physician whose theory of 'animal magnetism' gave rise to the words 'mesmerize' and 'mesmerism.'
Words with a similar meaning
hypnoticspellbinding
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Words with an opposite meaning
dullunremarkable
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