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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Enchant \En*chant"\, 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And now about the caldron sing,
              Like elves and fairies in a ring,
              Enchanting all that you put in.       --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He is enchanted, cannot speak.        --Tennyson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as,
        music enchants the ear.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits
              forever should be enchanted.          --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
  
     Syn: To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. Charm.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Enchanting \En*chant"ing\, a.
     Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. --
     En*chant"ing*ly, adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Enchant \En*chant"\, 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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Enchanting \En*chant"ing\, a.
     Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. --
     En*chant"ing*ly, adv.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ 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" [syn: bewitching,
              captivating, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  enchanting
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 μαγευτικός, -ή, -ό
     2 συναρπαστικός, -ή, -ό

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  enchanting
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm enchauntynge)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  enchanting
     a.
     Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
     n.
     An act of enchantment.
     vb.
     (en-ing form of: enchant)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  enchanting
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm enchauntynge)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  enchanting
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm enchauntynge)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  enchanting
     Englanti a.
     hurmaava, kiehtova, lumoava, ihastuttava, ilahduttava
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm e nchant ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  enchanting
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb enchant)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Enchanting /ɛntʃˈantɪŋ/
  السحر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  enchanting //ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ// //ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪŋ// 
  очарователен, чаровен
  having the ability to enchant

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  enchanting /ɛntʃˈantɪŋ/ 
  okouzlující

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  enchanting /ɛntʃˈantɪŋ/
  bezaubernd, entzückend, hinreißend, berückend  [geh.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  enchanting /ɛntʃˈantɪŋ/
  faszinierend, fesselnd, bestechend, gefangennehmend, verzaubernd
     Synonyms: captivating, charming, smiting
  
   see: captivate sb., charm sb., enchant sb., smite sb., captivated, charmed, enchanted, smited, be smitten by/with sb.'s beauty
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  enchanting /ɛntʃˈantɪŋ/ 
  liebreizend 
     Synonym: charming
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  enchanting /ɛntʃˈantɪŋ/
  
  μαγευτικός, σαγηνευτικός

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  enchanting //ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ// //ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪŋ// 
  ihastuttava, lumoava
  having the ability to enchant

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  enchanting /ɛntʃˈantɪŋ/
  čudesan

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  enchanting /ɛntʃˈantɪŋ/
  1. varázslatos
  2. elbûvölô

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɛnˈtʃænɪŋ/, /ɛnˈtʃæntɪŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  96 Moby Thesaurus words for "enchanting":
     Circean, absorbing, alluring, appealing, appetizing, arresting,
     attractive, authoritative, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing,
     cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing,
     come-hither, consequential, consuming, coquettish, delectable,
     delightful, effective, effectual, efficacious, engaging,
     engrossing, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing,
     estimable, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching,
     flirtatious, glamorous, gripping, heart-robbing, holding, hypnotic,
     illusionary, illusive, illusory, important, influential,
     interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, lovely, luxurious,
     magnetic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, momentous, mouth-watering,
     obsessing, obsessive, personable, persuasive, piquant, pleasing,
     potent, powerful, prepossessing, prestigious, provocative,
     provoquant, ravishing, reputable, seducing, seductive, sensuous,
     siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, strong, suasive,
     substantial, taking, tantalizing, teasing, telling, tickling,
     titillating, titillative, voluptuous, weighty, winning, winsome,
     witching
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 迷人的,妩媚的,迷惑的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 迷人的,妩媚的,迷惑的

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