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うっとりする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention

Describes being deeply moved or captivated by beauty, music, or a pleasant experience, often with a dreamy, blissful expression.

Describes a state of being lost in thought or daydreaming, often with a blank or unfocused expression. Less common than the ecstatic sense.

〈事こと〉にうっとりするto be enraptured/spellbound by something
彼かの女じょの美うつくしい歌うた声ごえにうっとりした。
I was enraptured by her beautiful singing voice.
うっとりした〈物もの〉a dreamy, rapt (expression, look, etc.)
彼かれはうっとりした表ひょう情じょうで絵えを見みつめていた。
He gazed at the painting with a rapt expression.
うっとりと〈動どう詞し〉to do something in a dreamy, spellbound way
夕ゆう日ひをうっとりと眺ながめた。
I gazed dreamily at the sunset, utterly captivated.

ぼんやりN3sense 2
ぼんやり describes a vague, unfocused mental state, while うっとり (second sense) suggests a dreamy absorption rather than mere haziness.
恍こう惚こつ sense 1
恍惚 is a more literary, intense term for a trance-like rapture, while うっとり is the everyday word for being pleasantly spellbound.
うつらうつら sense 2
うつらうつら describes dozing off or being half-asleep, whereas うっとり refers to being mentally captivated or absentminded while fully awake.
ほれぼれN1
うっとり describes a dreamy, trance-like state of being entranced, while 惚れ惚れ describes actively gazing at someone or something with clear, focused admiration.

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酔ようN4
うっとりする describes a dreamy, entranced feeling (often visual or sensory), while 酔う in its figurative sense covers being elated by success or atmosphere more broadly.
とろけるN1
うっとりする describes being entranced or lost in admiration, while 蕩ける figuratively likens that feeling to physically melting.
見みとれるN1
見とれる is specifically about being visually captivated while watching something, whereas うっとりする describes a dreamy, entranced feeling that can arise from sounds, smells, or emotions as well as sights.

うんざりN2
うんざり (fed up, disgusted) sounds similar to うっとり but expresses the opposite feeling of annoyance rather than blissful rapture.

Mimetic word; the exact origin is uncertain, but it likely imitates a state of being entranced or dazed.