Enraptured vs Fascinated - What's the difference?
enraptured | fascinated |
(enrapture)
To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate.
(fascinate)
To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone
To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind
To be irresistibly charming or attractive to
As verbs the difference between enraptured and fascinated
is that enraptured is past tense of enrapture while fascinated is past tense of fascinate.enraptured
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(head)enrapture
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- Her song enraptured the audience with vivid images of the Scandinavian landscapes.
fascinated
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(head)fascinate
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(fascinat)- The flickering TV fascinated the cat.
- We were fascinated by the potter's skill.
- Her gait fascinates all men.