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entzücken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • captivate verb To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
  • charm noun A quality that makes someone likeable, attractive, or persuasive.
  • entrance noun A doorway, gate, or opening through which one enters a place.
  • rapture noun A feeling of intense joy or delight, often so strong it feels overwhelming.
  • ravish verb To fill someone with intense delight or joy.

Senses

entzücken is used for these senses in English:

  • captivate (figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.
  • charm To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
  • enrapture (transitive) To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
  • entrance (transitive) To delight and fill with wonder.
  • rapture Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.
  • ravish (transitive, usually, passive) To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.

captivate — full definition

  1. verb To take a person or animal prisoner and hold them captive.
  2. verb To take hold of someone's mind and control it completely.
  3. verb To attract someone strongly and hold their interest and attention.

charm — full definition

  1. noun A quality that makes someone likeable, attractive, or persuasive.
  2. noun An object or spoken words believed to bring good luck or magical protection.
  3. noun A small decorative trinket hung on a bracelet or necklace.
  4. verb To attract, delight, or persuade someone through pleasing qualities.
  5. verb To influence or protect someone or something through magic.
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