enchanting
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- enchantingly adverb
Etymology
Origin of enchanting
Explanation
Something that's enchanting is charming and delightful. You might be surprised and pleased by the enchanting view from the window in your hotel room. When something is enchanting, it's a pleasure to look at, almost as if it's put a spell on you. Some actresses have such enchanting faces that audiences will sit through terrible movies just to gaze at them. If your grandmother describes a little boy with enchanting manners, she means he was delightfully polite and lovely to talk to. The Old French enchanter, "bewitch or cast a spell," is at the root of enchanting, from the Latin incantare, "cast a spell on."
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Example Sentences
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Here, a gondolier takes you on a loop around an enchanting residential Naples Island.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
It is not only residents of Ganvie who find the waterway enchanting.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
The former’s pulsing soundtrack tears apart “Little Nemo’s” enchanting dream logic, shattering the illusion that Nemo — despite its virtuosic rendering — can be so cleanly distinguished from its accompanying grotesque depictions.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
There’s something enchanting about candlelight—something uncanny and otherworldly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
I looked towards the enchanting light, expecting to see the Virgin of Guadalupe, but in her place I saw my mother!
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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