en·trance 1 ( n tr ns)n. 1. The act or an instance of entering. 2. A means or point by which to enter. 3. Permission or power to enter; admission: gained entrance to medical school. 4. The point, as in a musical score, at which a performer begins. 5. The first entry of an actor into a scene. 6. Nautical The immersed part of a ship's hull forward of the middle body. [Middle English entraunce, right to enter, from Old French, from entrer, to enter; see enter.] |
en·trance 2 (n-tr ns)tr.v. en·tranced, en·tranc·ing, en·tranc·es 1. To put into a trance. en·trance ment n.en·tranc ing·ly adv. |
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| Adj. | 1. | entrancing - capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" |
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