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ADJECTIVE (1)

1. capturing interest as if by a spell;
- Example: "bewitching smile"
- Example: "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"
- Example: "enchanting music"
- Example: "an enthralling book"
- Example: "antique papers of entrancing design"
- Example: "a fascinating woman"
[syn: bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bewitching \Be*witch"ing\, a.
   Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting;
   captivating; charming. -- Be*witch"ing*ly, adv. --
   Be*witch"ing*ness, n.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bewitch \Be*witch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bewitched; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Bewitching.]
   1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to
      affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.
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            See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm
            Is like a blasted sapling withered up. --Shak.
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   2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to
      take away the power of resistance; to enchant.
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            The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. --Dryden.
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   Syn: To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bewitching
    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]