enchanting : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: enchanting	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for enchanting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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" Synonym(s): bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Enchanting \Enchant"ing\, a. Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. -- {Enchant"ing*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Enchant \Enchant"\, 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. 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}.