enchantment
noun
en·chant·ment in-ˈchant-mənt 
en-
1
a
: the act or art of enchanting
b
: the quality or state of being enchanted
As the newness of the projects wore off, however, their enchantment with the apartment faded.
Charles Whitaker
Charles Whitaker2
: something that enchants
the enchantments of sailing
3
: a magic spell
"Why would you be mad to try and rob Gringotts?" Harry asked. "Spells—enchantments," said Hagrid … J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling"She has made an enchantment over the whole country so that it is always winter here and never Christmas." C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Synonyms
- abracadabra
- bewitchment
- charm
- conjuration
- glamour
- glamor
- hex
- incantation
- invocation
- spell
- whammy
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Example Sentences
Our enchantment faded when we found that the house needed even more repairs. the enchantment of a snowy field bathed in moonlight He writes about the dangers as well as the enchantments of sailing. stories about wizards and enchantments
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New York Times, 5 May 2022 This is Hollywood, after all, where grudges run deeper than the fault lines that cross our fair land of sunshine and enchantment. Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2022 Childhood friendship can be a time of innocence, enchantment and perpetual excitement as portrayed in Sophia Silver’s modest yet assured debut feature, Over/Under. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 June 2022 Despite the enchantment of our political class, Russia’s war on Ukraine is not a manic pixie dream conflict that will lift our country out of its legitimation crisis. Matthew Duss, The New Republic, 1 June 2022 For 9-year-old Lucy Kaufholz and 10-year-old Eve Kaufholz, sisters who moved to Virginia from Florida this summer, Monday meant enchantment — and an early start. Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2022 Watkins observed that contrast between reality and enchantment in the very landscape itself. Christian Holub, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2022 The lesson of Reinhardt’s production still holds: Hire an expert director who isn’t afraid to dream big or let the Bowl’s open-air enchantment intermittently steal the show. Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022 But there’s just as much enchantment in what for most people would be a dreary setting. Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
enchantment
noun
1
as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power entertained the children with stories about magic potions and enchantments Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- spell
- curse
- sorcery
- incantation
- glamour
- bewitchment
- magic
- conjuration
- invocation
- charm
- glamor
- abracadabra
- witchcraft
- hex
- whammy
- cantrip
- wizardry
- jinx
- talisman
- amulet
- voodoo
- necromancy
- witchery
- conjuring
- voodooism
- mojo
- bewitchery
- phylactery
- fetish
- fetich
2
as in charm
the power of irresistible attraction there's an enchantment about that handsome, young actor that audiences just adore Synonyms & Similar Words
- charm
- appeal
- attractiveness
- fascination
- magic
- attraction
- glamour
- allure
- sweetness
- seductiveness
- captivation
- witchery
- magnetism
- charisma
- pizzazz
- glamor
- seduction
- duende
- animal magnetism
- oomph
- force field
- pizazz
- desirability
- desirableness
- delightfulness
- allurement
- lure
- pleasantness
- agreeableness
- niceness
- sex appeal
- pleasingness
- call
- darlingness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- repulsion
- repulsiveness
- unpleasantness
- disagreeableness
- offensiveness
- distastefulness
- obnoxiousness
3
as in magic
the power to control natural forces through supernatural means there are people even today who claim to be skilled in enchantment Synonyms & Similar Words
- magic
- sorcery
- witchcraft
- wizardry
- thaumaturgy
- bewitchment
- mojo
- necromancy
- witchery
- conjuring
- devilry
- voodooism
- diablerie
- deviltry
- glamour
- talisman
- bewitchery
- spell
- alchemy
- amulet
- charm
- curse
- divination
- incantation
- ensorcellment
- conjuration
- divining
- spiritualism
- glamor
- fetish
- phylactery
- abracadabra
- occultism
- sortilege
- jinx
- soothsaying
- fetich
- forecasting
- mascot
- predicting
- omen
- prophesying
- exorcism
- foretelling
- presaging
- crystal gazing
- foreseeing
- hoodoo
- augury
- hex
- augur
- periapt
- prognosticating
- foreknowing
- fortune-telling
- hexerei
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- science
- get to work
- get together
- get togged out
- get togged up
- get tongues wagging
- get tough on
- get tough on crime
- get under someone's skin
- get undressed
- get up
- get up on the wrong side of the bed
- get up someone's nose
- get what's coming to one
- get wind of
- get with it
- get with the program
- get with the times
- get wrong
- get your ass back here
- get your oar in
- get-go
- get-goes
- get-of-sire
- get-together
- get-togethers