BEWITCHING

bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

bewitching (plural bewitchings)

The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.

Adjective

bewitching (comparative more bewitching, superlative most bewitching)

Enchanting.

Source: Wiktionary

Be*witch"ing, a.

Definition: Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting; captivating; charming.

– Be*witch"ing*ly, adv.

– Be*witch"ing*ness, n.

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. See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm Is like a blasted sapling withered up. Shak.

2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to take away the power of resistance; to enchant. The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. Dryden.

Syn.

– To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition