enchanting

Adjective
Synonyms: bewitchingcaptivatingenthrallingentrancingfascinating

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: bewitchingcaptivatingenthrallingentrancingfascinating
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Enchanting \En*chant"ing\, a. Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. -- En*chant"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]

And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring, Enchanting all that you put in.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
He is enchanted, cannot speak.— Tennyson.[1913 Webster]

2.To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as, music enchants the ear. [1913 Webster]

Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be enchanted.— Sir P. Sidney.

Syn: To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. Charm. [1913 Webster]

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