Mesmeric

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mesmeric \Mes*mer"ic\, Mesmerical \Mes*mer"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.
     mesm['e]rique.]
     Of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; as, mesmeric
     sleep.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mesmeric
       adj : 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}, {mesmerizing}, {spellbinding}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  68 Moby Thesaurus words for "mesmeric":
     absorbing, alluring, appealing, appetizing, arresting, attractive,
     beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating,
     catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither, consuming,
     coquettish, drawing, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enravishing,
     enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting, exotic, fascinating,
     fetching, flirtatious, glamorous, gripping, holding, hypnoid,
     hypnotic, interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible,
     magnetic, mesmerizing, mouth-watering, narcohypnotic, obsessing,
     obsessive, odylic, piquant, prepossessing, provocative, provoquant,
     ravishing, seducing, seductive, siren, sirenic, spellbinding,
     spellful, taking, tantalizing, teasing, tempting, tickling,
     titillating, titillative, winning, winsome, witching