ANIMAL MAGNETISM Definition & Meaning

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animal magnetism

the power to attract others through one's physical presence, bearing, energy, etc.
the indefinite power, presumably innate in some persons, that enables one to induce hypnosis.

animal magnetism

facetious.
the quality of being attractive, esp to members of the opposite sex
obsolete.
hypnotism

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First recorded in 1775–85

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And while the actors’ connection lacks animal magnetism, their characters are united in their reveries about how love is supposed to feel.

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Still, Poe wasn't immune to quackery himself, finding trendy pseudosciences like phrenology and animal magnetism perfectly sensible.

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Tenacious and tireless, Billy Graham was blessed with what more than one observer called animal magnetism.

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Its list of inventions and discoveries began with algebra, anchors, and animal magnetism and ended with the zodiac.

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A flapper shopgirl woos her rich boss with animal magnetism, otherwise known as ``it.’'

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