enchanting
- charming; captivating: an enchanting smile.
Origin of enchanting
enchant
- to subject to magical influence; bewitch: fairytales about witches who enchant handsome princes and beautiful maidens.
- to delight to a high degree: Her gaiety and wit have enchanted us all.
- to impart a magic quality or effect to.
Origin of enchant
Synonyms for enchant
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alluring, intriguing, charming, pleasant, ravishing, lovely, winsome, endearing, beguiling, captivating, exciting, bewitching, appealing, entrancing, enthralling, pleasing, attractive, delectable, glamorous, seductiveExamples from the Web for enchanting
Contemporary Examples of enchanting
Nathan found Texas enchanting; the land itself, familiar—like the fields he remembered from home.
A table on the three-tiered deck of Louie's Backyard is an enchanting place to dine, especially in the evening.
It is a weirdly beautiful moment, simple but enchanting, like something out of a dream.
The arrival of the enchanting Carla, however, changes everything.
The result is something harrowing, enchanting, and utterly original.
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Historical Examples of enchanting
Triumphant as you are over my heart, dear enchanting Olivia!
Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
You could not believe that you were not the first mortal that had ever found his way into the enchanting desert.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
But enchanting as they were, they found not the avenue to his heart.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
Its presence sufficed to give the clearing an enchanting charm.
Abbe Mouret's TransgressionEmile Zola
Hobart, which up to 1881 was called Hobart Town, has a most enchanting situation.
Six Letters From the ColoniesRobert Seaton
enchanting
- pleasant; delightful
enchant
- to cast a spell on; bewitch
- to delight or captivate utterly; fascinate; charm
Word Origin for enchant
Word Origin and History for enchanting
enchant
late 14c., literal and figurative, from Old French enchanter "bewitch, charm, cast a spell" (12c.), from Latin incantare (see enchantment). Or perhaps a back-formation from enchantment. Related: Enchanting; enchantingly. Enchanted in weakened sense of "delighted" is from 1590s.