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
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
