| verb | cause to be interested or curious |
| verb | to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe “The snake charmer fascinates the cobra” |
| verb | attract; cause to be enamored “She captured all the men's hearts” |
| fascination | noun | the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) |
| grip | noun | an intellectual hold or understanding |
| spellbinder | noun | an orator who can hold his listeners spellbound |
| trance | noun | a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation |
| catch | noun | a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect |
| captive | noun | a person held in the grip of a strong emotion or passion |
| captivation | noun | the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) |
| beguilement | noun | magnetic personal charm |
| beguiler | noun | a person who charms others (usually by personal attractiveness) |
| charmer | noun | someone with an assured and ingratiating manner |
| charm | noun | attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates |
| bewitchery | noun | magnetic personal charm |
| entrancement | noun | a feeling of delight at being filled with wonder and enchantment |
| enchantment | noun | a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual |