mesmerising

adjective/ˈmezməraɪzɪŋ/CEFR C1

সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো

Meaning

So fascinating that you cannot take your eyes off it.

Example sentences

  • The dance was mesmerising.নাচটি ছিল সম্মোহনী।
  • She has a mesmerising voice.তার কণ্ঠ সম্মোহিত করে রাখে।

Common phrases with “mesmerising”

  • absolutely mesmerisingএকেবারে সম্মোহনী
  • a mesmerising performanceসম্মোহনী পরিবেশনা
  • mesmerising to watchদেখতে সম্মোহনী

A common mistake

The crowd was mesmerising by the fireworks.→The crowd was mesmerised by the fireworks.

The thing that holds you is mesmerising; the person held is mesmerised. The word comes from Franz Mesmer, an eighteenth-century doctor whose name also gave us mesmerism. Britain writes -ising, America -izing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: spellbinding, hypnotic

Antonyms: dull

Similar words, and what each means

  • spellbinding

    মন্ত্রমুগ্ধ করে রাখার মতো

    So interesting that you cannot look away.

  • hypnotic

    সম্মোহনী; ঘুম আনে এমন

    Holding the attention completely, or, in medicine, causing sleep.

Opposite words

  • dull

    নিষ্প্রভ, ম্লান রঙের

    Not bright or shiny in colour.

“mesmerising” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Check yourself

  1. “mesmerising” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • গর্ভবতী, অন্তঃসত্ত্বা
    • • ভারী, কষ্টকর
    • • সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো
    • • অদক্ষ, অযোগ্য
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    সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো — mesmerising (adjective) — সম্মোহিত করে রাখার মতো. So fascinating that you cannot take your eyes off it.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “mesmerising”?

    • • spellbinding
    • • antenatal
    • • diplomatic
    • • historic
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    spellbinding — spellbinding — মন্ত্রমুগ্ধ করে রাখার মতো. So interesting that you cannot look away.

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