Literary notes about Entrancing (AI summary)
The word "entrancing" in literary works functions as a multifaceted descriptor that imbues moments, scenes, and characters with an almost magical allure. It is not uncommon to see nature rendered as bewitchingly beautiful, where landscapes, seas, or sunsets are portrayed as possessing an irresistible charm that captivates the senses ([1], [2], [3]). Equally, the term is used to evoke the allure of a person or a mood—whether describing a character whose very presence enchants those around them ([4], [5]) or capturing a fleeting moment of profound insight and aesthetic pleasure ([6], [7]). Additionally, "entrancing" often colors music and art with an ethereal quality, suggesting that even the subtlest sounds or gestures can stir deep and vivid emotions ([8], [9]). This versatility in usage allows authors to create rich, layered impressions that draw readers into their worlds with both sensory intensity and poetic grace.
- Perhaps there is no place on the lake where more charming vistas open to the eye, or where there is such a succession of entrancing views.
— from The Seat of Empire by Charles Carleton Coffin - The steep and stony path winds above the roofs of the houses of the town, and at every path opens fresh views of entrancing beauty.
— from Virgin Saints and Martyrs by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould - They were full of pictures of beautiful landscapes, seascapes, and entrancing sunsets.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden - She developed a most entrancing swagger and the most captivating nonchalance.
— from Famous Prima Donnas by Lewis Clinton Strang - To Babcock she seemed the most entrancing being he had ever seen.
— from Unleavened Bread by Robert Grant - There is one who has upon him a perfect claim, at the entrancing recognition of which he will one day cry out, “This, then, is what it all meant!”
— from Home Again by George MacDonald - How is it that the sublimest music and the most entrancing verse are the results of sorrow?
— from Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 732January 5, 1878 by Various - Derry listened to a solo by Bud, whose wild-honeyed voice was entrancing to the young artist.
— from Amarilly of Clothes-line Alley by Belle Kanaris Maniates - It bears Upon its shining side the mystic notes Of those entrancing airs,[1]
— from The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas MooreCollected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Thomas Moore