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[syn: bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Enchanting \En*chant"ing\, a.
Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. --
En*chant"ing*ly, adv.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Enchant \En*chant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enchanted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Enchanting.] [F. enchanter, L. incantare to chant or
utter a magic formula over or against one, to bewitch; in in,
against + cantare to sing. See Chant, and cf.
Incantation.]
1. To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get
control of by magical words and rites.
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And now about the caldron sing,
Like elves and fairies in a ring,
Enchanting all that you put in. --Shak.
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He is enchanted, cannot speak. --Tennyson.
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2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as,
music enchants the ear.
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Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits
forever should be enchanted. --Sir P.
Sidney.
Syn: To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. Charm.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
enchanting
adj 1: capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile";
"Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting
music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of
entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn:
bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling,
entrancing, fascinating]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
96 Moby Thesaurus words for "enchanting":
Circean, absorbing, alluring, appealing, appetizing, arresting,
attractive, authoritative, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing,
cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing,
come-hither, consequential, consuming, coquettish, delectable,
delightful, effective, effectual, efficacious, engaging,
engrossing, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing,
estimable, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching,
flirtatious, glamorous, gripping, heart-robbing, holding, hypnotic,
illusionary, illusive, illusory, important, influential,
interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, lovely, luxurious,
magnetic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, momentous, mouth-watering,
obsessing, obsessive, personable, persuasive, piquant, pleasing,
potent, powerful, prepossessing, prestigious, provocative,
provoquant, ravishing, reputable, seducing, seductive, sensuous,
siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, strong, suasive,
substantial, taking, tantalizing, teasing, telling, tickling,
titillating, titillative, voluptuous, weighty, winning, winsome,
witching