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
enchanting
present participle of enchant
enchanting (comparative more enchanting, superlative most enchanting)
Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
enchanting (plural enchantings)
An act of enchantment.
Source: Wiktionary
En*chant"ing, a.
Definition: Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating.
– En*chant"ing*ly, adv.
En*chant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enchanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enchanting.] Etym: [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. And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring, Enchanting all that you put in. Shak. He is enchanted, cannot speak. Tennyson.
2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as, music enchants the ear. Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be enchanted. Sir P. Sidney.
Syn.
– To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. Charm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 January 2025
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