mesmeric

adjective

mes·​mer·​ic mez-ˈmer-ik How to pronounce mesmeric (audio)
 also  mes-
1
: of, relating to, or induced by mesmerism
2
mesmerically
mez-ˈmer-i-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce mesmeric (audio)
 also  mes-
adverb

Examples of mesmeric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Red Footwear Is in for Spring By Laura Jackson An artist (Noémie Merlant) arrives on a deserted island in Brittany at the start of Céline Sciamma’s mesmeric 18th-century love story. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024 Instead, Kossakovsky gives us ample space to absorb his repeatedly stunning images at a gradual, mesmeric pace, and to sit with our response to them as initial startlement unfolds into more lateral thought. Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024 Potent, perplexing, elephantine sounds, off-kilter noises in synchronized dysfunction, captured from the nether and woven into dense, mesmeric spells. Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 5 June 2023 But now business is back in full flow at this pioneering yet centuries-old market of mothers in remote northeastern India, every day a mesmeric mix of vibrant colors, sounds and smells – and the positive effects for the women are priceless. Story, CNN, 23 Apr. 2023 Fifteen years later, what he’s recorded is far more spectacular: The peacock spiders’ dance is now appreciated as one of the most mesmeric and sophisticated courtship rituals in the animal kingdom. Jesse Hawley, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2021 Man-lai Liang, the former model turned event producer, is still here; so is Tony Notarberardino, the photographer whose brilliant collection of Chelsea Hotel portraits of residents, guest and staff capture the spirit of the building, in a mesmeric, otherworldly way. Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020 Smith, teetering on a pair of custom Valentino platforms, strutted across the red carpet in similarly mesmeric form. Leah Dolan, CNN, 13 Feb. 2023 The song and its mesmeric video presented Rihanna as spiraling Black-girl royalty. Danyel Smith, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mesmeric was in 1829

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“Mesmeric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mesmeric. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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