BEGUILEMENT

beguilement, distraction

(noun) an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

bewitchery, beguilement, animal magnetism

(noun) magnetic personal charm

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

beguilement (plural beguilements)

The action or process of beguiling; the characteristic of being beguiling.

Source: Wiktionary


Be*guile"ment, n.

Definition: The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

15 May 2024

INCURRING

(noun) acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); “incurring debts is easier than paying them”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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