Enchanting

4 definitions found

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

  Enchanting \En*chant"ing\, a.
     Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. --
     {En*chant"ing*ly}, adv.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Enchant \En*chant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enchanted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Enchanting}.] [F. enchanter, L. incantare to chant or
     utter a magic formula over or against one, to bewitch; in in,
     against + cantare to sing. See {Chant}, and cf.
     {Incantation}.]
     1. To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get
        control of by magical words and rites.
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              And now about the caldron sing,
              Like elves and fairies in a ring,
              Enchanting all that you put in.       --Shak.
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              He is enchanted, cannot speak.        --Tennyson.
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     2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as,
        music enchants the ear.
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              Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits
              forever should be enchanted.          --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
  
     Syn: To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. {Charm}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  enchanting
       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: {bewitching},
              {captivating}, {enthralling}, {entrancing}, {fascinating}]

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

  96 Moby Thesaurus words for "enchanting":
     Circean, absorbing, alluring, appealing, appetizing, arresting,
     attractive, authoritative, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing,
     cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing,
     come-hither, consequential, consuming, coquettish, delectable,
     delightful, effective, effectual, efficacious, engaging,
     engrossing, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing,
     estimable, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching,
     flirtatious, glamorous, gripping, heart-robbing, holding, hypnotic,
     illusionary, illusive, illusory, important, influential,
     interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, lovely, luxurious,
     magnetic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, momentous, mouth-watering,
     obsessing, obsessive, personable, persuasive, piquant, pleasing,
     potent, powerful, prepossessing, prestigious, provocative,
     provoquant, ravishing, reputable, seducing, seductive, sensuous,
     siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, strong, suasive,
     substantial, taking, tantalizing, teasing, telling, tickling,
     titillating, titillative, voluptuous, weighty, winning, winsome,
     witching