Fascinating - English meaning

verb

Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.

Usage examples:

Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat

verb

To take in a liquid, gas, or chemical

Usage examples:

The black clay soil around here doesn’t absorb water very well., fig. the country has absorbed mill…

verb

If an organization absorbs the cost of something, it pays that cost

Usage examples:

The law school has absorbed most of the expenses so far, but it may have to offer fewer places next…

adjective

Intensely interesting; engrossing.

Usage examples:

An absorbing account of their marriage

verb

Take in or soak up (energy or a liquid or other substance) by chemical or physical action.

Usage examples:

Buildings can be designed to absorb and retain heat

adjective

Something that is absorbing is very interesting and keeps your attention

Usage examples:

I read her last novel and found it very absorbing.

noun

The quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.

Usage examples:

People for whom gold holds no allure

verb

Powerfully attract or charm; tempt.

Usage examples:

Will sponsors really be allured by such opportunities?

verb

Charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.

Usage examples:

He beguiled the voters with his good looks

verb

To charm, attract, or interest, sometimes in order to deceive

Usage examples:

I had to show i was not beguiled by his good looks., a beguiling smile

adjective

Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.

Usage examples:

A beguiling mixture of english, french, and italian

verb

Charm or enchant (someone), often in a deceptive way.

Usage examples:

He beguiled the voters with his good looks

adjective

Interesting or attractive, but perhaps not to be trusted

Usage examples:

That's a beguiling argument, but i'm not convinced by it.

verb

Enchant and delight (someone).

Usage examples:

They both were bewitched by the golden luminosity of italy

verb

To attract or interest someone a lot so that you have the power to influence them

Usage examples:

He was bewitched by her beauty.

adjective

Enchanting or delightful.

Usage examples:

I gazed deeply into the most bewitching blue eyes

verb

Enchant and delight (someone).

Usage examples:

They both were bewitched by the golden luminosity of italy

adjective

So beautiful or attractive that you cannot think about anything else

Usage examples:

He was mesmerized by her bewitching green eyes.

abbreviation

(on scorecards) caught by.

Usage examples:

Me waugh c lara b walsh 19

abbreviation

Care of.

noun

The third letter of the alphabet.

Usage examples:

He scraped along with c's and d's in most subjects

verb

Attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.

Usage examples:

He was captivated by her beauty

verb

To hold the attention of someone by being extremely interesting, exciting, charming, or attractive

Usage examples:

Her singing captivated audiences everywhere.

adjective

Capable of attracting and holding interest; charming.

Usage examples:

A captivating smile

verb

Attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm.

Usage examples:

He was captivated by her beauty

verb

Force or oblige (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

A sense of duty compelled harry to answer her questions

verb

To force someone to do something

Usage examples:

At school, we were compelled to wear uniforms, which i hated.

adjective

Evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way.

Usage examples:

His eyes were strangely compelling

verb

Force or oblige (someone) to do something.

Usage examples:

A sense of duty compelled harry to answer her questions

adjective

Forceful and persuasive

Usage examples:

A compelling argument, his account of his life is one of the most compelling autobiographies i’ve r…

verb

Fill (someone) with great delight; charm.

Usage examples:

Isabel was enchanted with the idea

verb

To charm or please someone a lot

Usage examples:

He was enchanted by stories of the old west.

adjective

Delightfully charming or attractive.

Usage examples:

Enchanting views

verb

Fill (someone) with great delight; charm.

Usage examples:

Isabel was enchanted with the idea

adjective

Very pleasant or charming

Usage examples:

Belgium is an enchanting country.

verb

Occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention).

Usage examples:

He ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage sutton's attention

adjective

(of a writer or artist) committed to a particular aim or cause.

Usage examples:

He was determined that his writing and thinking should be engagé

verb

Consume all of one's attention or time

adjective

Charming and attractive.

Usage examples:

An engaging smile

verb

Occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention).

Usage examples:

He ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage sutton's attention

adjective

Tending to please; attractive

Usage examples:

He has an engaging manner.

verb

Absorb all the attention or interest of.

Usage examples:

They seemed to be engrossed in conversation

verb

If something engrosses you, it is so interesting that you give it all your attention

Usage examples:

What is it about harry potter that so engrosses children?

adjective

Absorbing all one's attention or interest.

Usage examples:

The most engrossing parts of the book

verb

Absorb all the attention or interest of.

Usage examples:

They seemed to be engrossed in conversation

adjective

Taking all your attention; very interesting

Usage examples:

She had written an engrossing and moving story.

verb

Give intense pleasure or joy to.

Usage examples:

Ruth was enraptured by the sleeping child

verb

To give someone very great pleasure

Usage examples:

The performance enraptured adults and children alike.

verb

Give intense pleasure or joy to.

Usage examples:

Ruth was enraptured by the sleeping child

verb

Capture the fascinated attention of.

Usage examples:

She had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold

verb

To keep someone completely interested

Usage examples:

The baseball game completely enthralled the crowd., the audience was enthralled for two hours by a …

adjective

Capturing and holding one's attention; fascinating.

Usage examples:

An enthralling best-seller

verb

Capture the fascinated attention of.

Usage examples:

She had been so enthralled by the adventure that she had hardly noticed the cold

adjective

Keeping someone's interest and attention completely

Usage examples:

I found your book absolutely enthralling!

verb

Attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.

Usage examples:

A show which should entice a new audience into the theatre

verb

To attract someone to a particular place or activity by offering something pleasant or advantageous

Usage examples:

People are enticed away from government jobs by higher salaries.

noun

An opening, such as a door, passage, or gate, that allows access to a place.

Usage examples:

The southern entrance of the palace

verb

Fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention.

Usage examples:

I was entranced by the city's beauty

noun

A door, gate, etc., by which you can enter a building or place

Usage examples:

[ c ] there are two entrances – one at the front and one at the back of the building., [ u ] entran…

adjective

Capable of attracting and holding interest; charming.

Usage examples:

An entrancing smile

verb

Fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention.

Usage examples:

I was entranced by the city's beauty

adjective

Beautiful or interesting in a way that means you cannot stop listening to or watching someone or something

Usage examples:

Entrancing views, she has created an entrancing theatre piece.

verb

Produce a state of hypnosis in (someone).

Usage examples:

A witness had been hypnotized to enhance his memory

verb

To produce hypnosis in someone, or to completely influence someone

Usage examples:

The crowd sits hypnotized by harper’s trumpet.

verb

Produce a state of hypnosis in (someone).

Usage examples:

A witness had been hypnotized to enhance his memory

verb

Present participle of hypnotize

Usage examples:

She agreed to be hypnotized to try to remember what had happened., i was hypnotized by his steely g…

adjective

Arousing curiosity or interest; holding or catching the attention.

Usage examples:

An interesting debate

verb

Excite the curiosity or attention of (someone).

Usage examples:

I thought the book might interest eliot

adjective

Holding one’s attention

Usage examples:

An interesting thing happened on the trip back.

verb

Tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.

Usage examples:

The child was lured into a car but managed to escape

noun

Something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something.

Usage examples:

The film industry always has been a glamorous lure for young girls

noun

Variant spelling of lur.

verb

Capture the complete attention of (someone); transfix.

Usage examples:

They were mesmerized by his story

verb

To hold completely the attention or interest of someone

Usage examples:

Her beautiful voice mesmerized the audience., a mesmerizing performance

adjective

Capturing one's complete attention as if by magic.

Usage examples:

A mesmerizing stare

verb

Capture the complete attention of (someone); transfix.

Usage examples:

They were mesmerized by his story

adjective

Very attractive, in a mysterious way, making you want to keep looking

Usage examples:

He had the most mesmerizing blue eyes.

verb

Reside or have one's place of business in (a building).

Usage examples:

The rented flat she occupies in hampstead

verb

Live in (a certain place)

verb

(of an army or group of people) to move into and take control or possession of a place

Usage examples:

Nationalist forces now occupy more than 70% of the country., a large couch occupies most of the spa…

noun

A short metal pin or bolt for holding together two plates of metal, its headless end being beaten out or pressed down when in place.

Usage examples:

A rectangular plate containing an iron rivet

verb

Join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.

Usage examples:

The linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear

noun

A metal pin used to fasten together flat pieces of metal or other thick materials such as leather

Usage examples:

Her performance riveted the audience.

adjective

Completely engrossing; compelling.

Usage examples:

The book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter

verb

Join or fasten (plates of metal) with a rivet or rivets.

Usage examples:

The linings are bonded, not riveted, to the brake shoes for longer wear

verb

Hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate.

Usage examples:

The singer held the audience spellbound

adjective

Holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating.

Usage examples:

A place of spellbinding beauty

verb

Hold the complete attention of (someone) as though by magic; fascinate.

Usage examples:

The singer held the audience spellbound

adjective

Holding your attention completely

Usage examples:

He gave a spellbinding performance.

verb

Entice or try to entice (someone) to do something that they find attractive but know to be wrong or unwise.

Usage examples:

There'll always be someone tempted by the rich pickings of poaching

verb

To encourage someone to want to have or do something, esp. something wrong

Usage examples:

I’m trying to diet – don’t tempt me with that cake!, any free offer is always tempting.

verb

To make someone want to have or do something, especially something that is unnecessary or wrong

Usage examples:

Tempt someone into doing something the offer of free credit tempted her into buying a new car., [ +…

verb

Cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

Usage examples:

He was transfixed by the pain in her face

verb

To make a person or animal unable to move or stop looking at something because they are so interested, surprised, or frightened

Usage examples:

The conference delegates were transfixed by her speech., a body lay in the corner, transfixed by a …

verb

Cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

Usage examples:

He was transfixed by the pain in her face

verb

Present participle of transfix

Usage examples:

The conference delegates were transfixed by her speech., a body lay in the corner, transfixed by a …