Unentranced

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Not captivated or under a spell, remaining clear-headed and unaffected by fascination
2. Describing a state where someone is not under a trance or enchantment and retains their usual awareness
3. Referring to a person who is not mesmerized or entranced and shows no signs of being hypnotized

Etymology: "Unentranced" is simply the English prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "entranced," the past participle form of "entrance," used as an adjective. The result describes someone who is not in a trance or not fully captivated, spellbound, or carried away by something. The base word "entranced" builds on "entrance," which is itself a verb formed from "en-" (to put into or cause to be) and "trance," so the whole chain runs from "put into a trance" to "captivated" to "not captivated." The prefix "un-" is one of the most productive in English, so this formation follows the usual pattern of negating a participial adjective.

Synonyms: unmesmerized, unbewitched, unspellbound, unhypnotized, alert

Antonyms: entranced, spellbound, mesmerized, hypnotized, captivated