enchantment

[ en-chant-muhnt, -chahnt- ]

/ ɛnˈtʃænt mənt, -ˈtʃɑnt- /

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noun

the art, act, or an instance of enchanting.

the state of being enchanted.

something that enchants: Music is an enchantment that never fails.

SYNONYMS FOR enchantment

1 magic, sorcery, fascination, witchery.

3 spell, charm.

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Origin of enchantment

1250–1300; Middle English enchantement<Anglo-French, Old French <Latin incantāmentum.See enchant, -ment

Words nearby enchantment

enchant, enchanted, enchanter, enchanter's nightshade, enchanting, enchantment, enchantress, enchase, enchilada, enchiridion, enchondral

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Any book that tries to do justice to Keats must be beautiful at least a fair bit of the time, and “Keats’s Odes,” particularly when its author allows herself to be carried by the force of her enchantment with the poems, satisfies that requirement.
Two centuries after John Keats’s death, his famous odes are still sparking new discussions|Troy Jollimore|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
But I also want jazz to be loved and enjoyed, to serve as a source of enchantment and delight.
What’s With This Uncool Surge in Jazz Bashing?|Ted Gioia|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A century apart, Paul Rosolie and Henry Walter Bates describe their abiding enchantment with the Amazon.
Exploring the Amazon, While We Still Can|Darrell Hartman|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But as the years go on, you learn about the oily machinery that manufactures all that enchantment.
I Joined the Peace Corps Because of Angelina Jolie|Sean Smith|January 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST

A prime enchantment was that tourists never visit the Statue of Liberty by night, so there was no electricity on the island.
Farewell to the King of Parties|Tina Brown|July 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This is true magic—the enchantment of love, memory, obsession, and the flawed attempts of human beings to understand themselves.
Walter Mosley's Reading List|Walter Mosley|March 24, 2009|DAILY BEAST
He, Bastien-Lepage, painter of the soil, found himself unable to transfer to canvas the enchantment of that land of fairy tale!
Bastien Lepage|Fr. Crastre
Realm of enchantment, break your mystic spell, Land of the lotus, smiling land farewell!
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
The hard-hearted executor of the law was brought within the influence of her enchantment.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Do these gentlemen really feel the thunderclap or the enchantment of an object of art?
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier
If you can work magic, why don't you break the enchantment you are under and return to your proper form?
The Tin Woodman of Oz|L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for enchantment

enchantment

/ (ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt) /

noun

the act of enchanting or state of being enchanted

a magic spell or act of witchcraft

great charm or fascination

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