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Mesmerizing vs Intriguing - What's the difference?

mesmerizing | intriguing |

As verbs the difference between mesmerizing and intriguing

is that mesmerizing is present participle of lang=en while intriguing is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective intriguing is

causing a desire to know more; mysterious.

As a noun intriguing is

{{cx|dated|lang=en}} An intrigue.

mesmerizing

English

Verb

(head)

    • intriguing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.

    • Synonyms

    * fascinating, interesting, attractive

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An intrigue.
  • * Thomas Longueville, The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck
    • In all these negotiations, and caballings, and intriguings , the person most concerned, Frances Coke, the beauty and the heiress, was only the ball in the game.