Bewitching

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bewitching \Be*witch"ing\, a.
     Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting;
     captivating; charming. -- {Be*witch"ing*ly}, adv. --
     Be*witch"ing*ness, n.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bewitch \Be*witch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewitched}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Bewitching}.]
     1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to
        affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm
              Is like a blasted sapling withered up. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to
        take away the power of resistance; to enchant.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bewitching
       adj : 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" [syn: {captivating},
              {enchanting}, {enthralling}, {entrancing}, {fascinating}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "bewitching":
     Circean, alluring, appealing, appetizing, attractive, beguiling,
     blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic,
     charming, coaxing, come-hither, coquettish, delightful, enchanting,
     engaging, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, exciting,
     exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous,
     heart-robbing, hypnotic, illusionary, illusive, illusory,
     interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, lovely, luxurious,
     magnetic, mesmeric, mouth-watering, piquant, prepossessing,
     provocative, provoquant, ravishing, seducing, seductive, sensuous,
     siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, taking, tantalizing,
     teasing, tempting, thrilling, tickling, titillating, titillative,
     voluptuous, winning, winsome, witching