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Webster 1913 Edition


Enchanting

En-chant′ing

,
Adj.
Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating.
En-chant′ing-ly
,
adv.

Webster 1828 Edition


Enchanting

ENCH`ANTING

,
ppr.
Affecting with sorcery, charms or spells.
1.
Delighting highly; ravishing with delight; charming.
2.
Charming; delighting; ravishing; as an enchanting voice; an enchanting face.
Simplicity in manners has an enchanting effect.

Definition 2024


enchanting

enchanting

English

Verb

enchanting

  1. present participle of enchant

Adjective

enchanting (comparative more enchanting, superlative most enchanting)

  1. Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
    • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)
      "Fairytale" is an over-used word in football but there is certainly something enchanting about the Lambert story, rejected as a teenager at Liverpool and then playing at, among others, Blackpool, Rochdale, Stockport and Bristol Rovers.

Translations

Noun

enchanting (plural enchantings)

  1. An act of enchantment.
    • 1841, Alfred Beesley, The History of Banbury (page 256)
      [] by which the truth of the matter may the better be known of all felonies, murders, poisonings, enchantings, sorceries, magical arts, transgressions, []