单词 | enchanting |
释义 | † enchantingn. Obsolete. The action of enchant v. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [noun] sigaldry?c1225 enchantery1297 enchantment1297 charminga1300 chantmentc1300 chantinga1382 forspeaking1483 fairyc1515 bewitching1535 enchanting1553 fascination1572 eye-biting1584 sparrow-blasting1589 effascination1624 enchant1634 maleficiation1649 spelling1665 glamour1793 weird1813 glamoury1821 ensorcellment1931 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique iii. f. 99 I maie call it rather an enchanting then a murther. c1571 E. Campion Two Bks. Hist. Ireland (1963) ii. v. 95 Whome the bisshop ascited to purge the fame [sic] of enchaunting and witchcrafte. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). enchantingadj. 1. That enchants or lays under a spell. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [adjective] charming1382 witchinga1400 enchanting1555 conjuring1575 Circean1609 spellinga1616 effascinating1616 fascinating1618 becharming1638 fascinous1666 ensorcelling1883 1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. bijv Stoppe thyne eares from..the inchauntynge Mermaydes. a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. G2 Theinchaunting forces of the deuil. 1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis vii. 135 On Pelias..she hung a deathlike sleepe with her inchanting tongue. 2. Charming, delightful, enrapturing. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] gracious1340 glorious skinnyc1400 drawing1435 gracefulc1449 attrayant1477 well-favoured1539 alluring1567 graceda1586 attracting1589 attractive1592 winning1596 appealing1598 taking1603 allicient1613 enchantinga1616 motive1615 temptinga1616 allurant1631 catchinga1640 gaining1642 canny1643 charmful1656 charming1664 mignon1671 disarminga1718 prepossessing1737 seducing1749 seductive176. eye-catching1770 sweet1779 catchy1784 attaching1785 engaging1816 cute1834 cunning1843 taky1854 cynosural1855 smart1860 fetching1880 seductious1883 fruity1900 barry1923 hot stuff1928 swoony1934 dishy1961 dolly1964 jiggy1996 aegyo2007 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > fascinating or enchanting bewitching1553 witching1570 sirenical1599 taking1603 enchantinga1616 fascinating1618 bewitchfulc1633 charming1664 sirenica1704 captivating1772 captivative1772 fascinative1833 airy-fairy1837 enthralling1851 taky1854 thralling1871 a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. ii. 121 I must from this enchanting Queene breake off. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost x. 353 Sin, his faire Inchanting Daughter, thus the silence broke. View more context for this quotation 1718 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 19 May (1965) I. 414 It has an enchanting Effect. 1872 J. Morley Voltaire iii. 113 No spectrum analysis can decompose for us that enchanting ray. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1553adj.1555 |
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