ENTHRALLMENT Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

enthrallment

noun

Definition of enthrallment

as in immersion

a focusing of the mind on something the child's enthrallment with the new toy lasted about 30 minutes

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Recent Examples of enthrallment When Jon Brion would perform at Largo in Los Angeles, the enthrallment of his show entailed watching the shaggy-haired guy play myriad instruments, sampling and looping them into a climactic song. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 June 2026

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Newer techniques in which cooling occurs directly at the server or chip level include direct liquid cooling (also called direct-to-chip cooling) and immersion cooling.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Sonos Soundbar Prime Day Deal Bring cinematic immersion to your living room with the Sonos Beam Gen 2 Soundbar.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of immersion

Noun

Amalia Ulman’s 2025 film Magic Farm, about an American team’s desperation to manufacture a viral trend in rural Argentina, is minor cringe for its pleasurable skewering of the attention economy.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
No one was standing over my shoulder telling me to pay it special attention, but I was mesmerized.

— Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of attention

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Under the ban, each homogeneous material that makes up a garment should not have a PFHxA concentration equal to or greater than 25 parts per billion (ppb) for the sum of PFHxA and its salts, while 1,000 ppb for the sum of its related substances.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Captains stay in contact with other vessels throughout each trip to share information about salmon concentrations, while the fleet follows weekly closure areas based on reports from the fishing grounds.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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