mesmeric
adjective
mes·mer·ic mez-ˈmer-ik 
also mes-
1
: of, relating to, or induced by mesmerism
2
: fascinating, irresistible
mesmerically
mez-ˈmer-i-k(ə-)lē
adverb also mes-
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Musidora’s startlingly modern performance itself is a thing of mesmeric beauty, a prototypical Edward Gorey character that belongs in the realm of art as much as film. 
Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 20 June 2022 In this strange, dreamlike world the two solitary souls gradually start to develop feelings for one another… A melancholic love story with a mesmeric atmosphere and striking visuals that proves Greek cinema has lost nothing of its originality. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 May 2022 Behind Harlow on the track is a mesmeric, twinkly melody and a bridge that crushes. A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 6 May 2022 Uniting his vision, his talent, his sensitivity to the fabulous material collected by the Kraffts can only result in a bubbling, mesmeric and powerful film. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Apr. 2022 The sheer perversity, as a Cunard, of opting for such mundane materials was mesmeric. Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 10 Mar. 2022 The morning view that shone into our rooms brought mesmeric views of the Pacific Ocean framed by misty skies to us while still in bed. Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 Recounted in prose of mesmeric intensity, Almeyda’s travels are both pungently atmospheric—steeped in the smells and textures of the time—and mythological, filled with symbols and parable-like encounters. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021 When the show debuted in the summer of 2019, the mesmeric makeup in the first season captured the attention of Gen Z viewers in particular. Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 Nov. 2021 See More
Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 20 June 2022 In this strange, dreamlike world the two solitary souls gradually start to develop feelings for one another… A melancholic love story with a mesmeric atmosphere and striking visuals that proves Greek cinema has lost nothing of its originality. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 May 2022 Behind Harlow on the track is a mesmeric, twinkly melody and a bridge that crushes. A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 6 May 2022 Uniting his vision, his talent, his sensitivity to the fabulous material collected by the Kraffts can only result in a bubbling, mesmeric and powerful film. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Apr. 2022 The sheer perversity, as a Cunard, of opting for such mundane materials was mesmeric. Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 10 Mar. 2022 The morning view that shone into our rooms brought mesmeric views of the Pacific Ocean framed by misty skies to us while still in bed. Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 Recounted in prose of mesmeric intensity, Almeyda’s travels are both pungently atmospheric—steeped in the smells and textures of the time—and mythological, filled with symbols and parable-like encounters. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2021 When the show debuted in the summer of 2019, the mesmeric makeup in the first season captured the attention of Gen Z viewers in particular. Leah Dolan, CNN, 17 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1