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Grammar : Adj
Spell : en-chan-ting, -chahn-
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtʃæn tɪŋ, -ˈtʃɑn-



Definition of enchanting

Origin :
  • late 14c., literal and figurative, from Old French enchanter "bewitch, charm, cast a spell" (12c.), from Latin incantare (see enchantment). Or perhaps a back-formation from enchantment. Related: Enchanting; enchantingly. Enchanted in weakened sense of "delighted" is from 1590s.
  • adj fascinating, delightful
Example sentences :
  • Triumphant as you are over my heart, dear enchanting Olivia!
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 8 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • You could not believe that you were not the first mortal that had ever found his way into the enchanting desert.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • But enchanting as they were, they found not the avenue to his heart.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Its presence sufficed to give the clearing an enchanting charm.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • Hobart, which up to 1881 was called Hobart Town, has a most enchanting situation.
  • Extract from : « Six Letters From the Colonies » by Robert Seaton
  • It was Lestrange who smiled this time, with a sudden and enchanting warmth of mirth.
  • Extract from : « The Flying Mercury » by Eleanor M. Ingram
  • This sound, faint and enchanting, like a breath of sweet wind, staggered me.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • "That is what he meant," said the enchanting voice by my side.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • To her the city was enchanting and not at all as she remembered it before she had gone abroad.
  • Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers
  • There is no art so difficult—granted; but there is none so enchanting, so inspiring.
  • Extract from : « The Making Of A Novelist » by David Christie Murray

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