Entranced vs Beguiled - What's the difference?
entranced | beguiled |
Held at attention, as if by magic.
* 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 37
(entrance)
(beguile)
To deceive or delude (using guile).
* , II, II, 102.
To charm, delight or captivate.
* 1864 November 21, Abraham Lincoln (signed) or John Hay, letter to Mrs. Bixby in Boston
As verbs the difference between entranced and beguiled
is that entranced is (entrance) while beguiled is (beguile).As an adjective entranced
is held at attention, as if by magic.entranced
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The entranced spectator was cut off from reality as long as the adventure lasted; it was as if he lived a dream yet believed he was awake.
Synonyms
* bedazzled, fascinated, hypnotized, spellboundVerb
(head)beguiled
English
Verb
(head)beguile
English
Alternative forms
*Verb
(beguil)- I know, sir, I am no flatterer: he that beguiled you, in a plain accent, was a plain knave.
- I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming.