enchanting

[en-chan-ting, -chahn-]

adjective

1. charming; captivating.

   an enchanting smile.

enchanting

/ ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ /

adjective

1. pleasant; delightful

Other Word Forms

• enchantingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of enchanting¹

First recorded in 1545–55; enchant + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Rousseau’s make-believe world, beautifully abundant, unfolds like a series of enchanting though dramatic dioramas in the last gallery.

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The directors paint an enchanting vision of the only time in life when everything is intoxicatingly new.

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On Broadway, her performance in For Love or Money was described by the New York Times at the time as "enchanting".

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This was an effective Tottenham display rather than an enchanting one.

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This particular stretch of track, which wends north from the town of Dunsmuir, is a renegade route for hikers to one of northern California’s most enchanting natural sights, Mossbrae Falls.

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