Enchantment

//ɪnˈt͡ʃænt.mənt// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of enchanting or the feeling of being enchanted. countable, uncountable

    "I see now that it's all enchantment in this house; for the last time, on this very spot where I am now, I got ever so many thumps and thwacks without knowing who gave them to me, or being able to see anybody; and now this head is not to be seen anywhere about, though I saw it cut off with my own eyes and the blood running from the body as if from a fountain."

  2. 2
    a magical spell wordnet
  3. 3
    Something that enchants; a magical spell. countable, uncountable

    "Bodin, the medieval demonographer, enumerates various methods of producing anaphrodisiac effects by enchantments."

  4. 4
    a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual wordnet
  5. 5
    a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation wordnet

Synonyms

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captivationaffectionaffectionatenessagaceriealchemyallure

Example

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"Distance lends enchantment to the view."

Etymology

From Middle English enchauntement, from Old French enchantement.

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