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单词 enchanting
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enchantingn.

Etymology: < enchant v. + -ing suffix1.
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.

/ɛnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ//ɛnˈtʃantɪŋ/
Etymology: < enchant v. + -ing suffix2.
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).
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