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animal magnetism

noun

Definition of animal magnetism

1 :a mysterious force claimed by Mesmer to enable him to hypnotize patients
2 :a magnetic charm or appeal; especially :sex appeal

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Examples of animal magnetism in a Sentence

  1. a photograph that captures the athlete's animal magnetism

First Known Use of animal magnetism

1781

animal magnetism Synonyms

Synonyms
allure, charm, appeal, attractiveness, captivation, charisma, duende, enchantment, fascination, force field, glamour (also glamor), magic, magnetism, oomph, pizzazz (or pizazz), seductiveness, witchery
Antonyms
repulsion, repulsiveness
Related Words
allurement, attraction, call, lure, seduction; agreeableness, darlingness, delightfulness, desirability, desirableness, niceness, pleasantness, pleasingness, sweetness; sex appeal
Near Antonyms
disagreeableness, distastefulness, obnoxiousness, offensiveness, unpleasantness

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animal magnetism

noun

medical Definition of animal magnetism

:a spiritlike force alleged by the Austrian physician Franz Anton Mesmer (1734–1815) to reside within himself and to be active in his use of therapeutic hypnosis — see mesmerism

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