mesmeric.

1. Holding attention so completely that a person seems almost hypnotized.

2. Relating to mesmerism, a historical practice involving trance and supposed animal magnetism.

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Words that belong together

• mesmeric gaze
• mesmeric rhythm

On the page

The pendulum’s mesmeric rhythm drew her eyes back to it.

He listened to the mesmeric voice long after he had stopped understanding the words.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Comparative more mesmeric; superlative most mesmeric in the captivating sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.