enchanting en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪŋ/ (General-American)
Meanings
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Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
Hearing voices calling, I look down and see a crowd Drumming and they chanting in a different tongue Music so enchanting I had to go down Watching what they doing, trying to understand
2012, “Shango”, performed by Lord Nelson:"Fairytale" is an over-used word in football but there is certainly something enchanting about the Lambert story, rejected as a teenager at Liverpool and then playing at, among others, Blackpool, Rochdale, Stockport and Bristol Rovers.
2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more enchanting | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most enchanting | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
enchantingly · enchantingness · unenchanting
Synonyms
magical · captivating · fascinating · bewitching
Translations (36)
mi whakatautau (having the ability to enchant) · hi लोभन (having the ability to enchant) · bg чаровен (having the ability to enchant) · it incantevole (having the ability to enchant) · cs okouzlující (having the ability to enchant) · cs čarovný (having the ability to enchant) · fi ihastuttava (having the ability to enchant) · nb fortrylle (having the ability to enchant) · fi lumoava (having the ability to enchant) · bg очарователен (having the ability to enchant) · pt encantador (having the ability to enchant) · nl betoverend (having the ability to enchant) · fr enchanteresse (having the ability to enchant) · et lummav (having the ability to enchant) · ru очарова́тельный (having the ability to enchant) · fr enchanteur (having the ability to enchant) · ru обворожи́тельный (having the ability to enchant) · lv burvīgs (having the ability to enchant) · eo ensorĉiga (having the ability to enchant) · ro încântant (having the ability to enchant) · de bezaubernd (having the ability to enchant) · es hechicero (having the ability to enchant) · el γοητευτικός (having the ability to enchant) · es encantador (having the ability to enchant) · da henrivende (having the ability to enchant) · hu elbűvölő (having the ability to enchant) · ro încântător (having the ability to enchant) · da fortryllende (having the ability to enchant) · de zauberhaft (having the ability to enchant) · mk заносен (having the ability to enchant) · ro încântătoare (having the ability to enchant) · da bedårende (having the ability to enchant) · gl encantador (having the ability to enchant) · tr büyüleyici (having the ability to enchant) · hy հմայիչ (having the ability to enchant) · is heillandi (having the ability to enchant)