Word Meanings - ENCHANTING - Book Publishers vocabulary database

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

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of ENCHANTING)

• Lovely
• Amiable
• lovable
• enchanting
• beautiful
• pleasing
• delightful
• charming

Related words: (words related to ENCHANTING)

• BEAUTIFUL
  Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind. A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram. Lord Kames. Syn. -- Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful;
• AMIABLENESS
  The quality of being amiable; amiability.
• AMIABLE
  friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to love. Cf. Amicable, 1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. So amiable a prospect. Sir T. Herbert. 2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious;
• PLEASER
  One who pleases or gratifies.
• PLEASANT-TONGUED
  Of pleasing speech.
• LOVABLE
  Having qualities that excite, or are fitted to excite, love; worthy of love. Elaine the fair, Elaine the lovable, Elaine, the lily maid of Astolat. Tennyson.
• PLEASANTNESS
  The state or quality of being pleasant.
• PLEASURIST
  A person devoted to worldly pleasure. Sir T. Browne.
• CHARMLESS
  Destitute of charms. Swift.
• CHARMER
  1. One who charms, or has power to charm; one who uses the power of enchantment; a magician. Deut. xviii. 11. 2. One who delights and attracts the affections.
• PLEASURER
  A pleasure seeker. Dickens.
• ENCHANTRESS
  A woman versed in magical arts; a sorceress; also, a woman who fascinates. Shak.
• ENCHANT
  magic formula over or against one, to bewitch; in in, against + 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
• PLEASURELESS
  Devoid of pleasure. G. Eliot.
• DELIGHTFUL
  Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction. "Delightful bowers." Spenser. "Delightful fruit." Milton. Syn. -- Delicious; charming. See Delicious. -- De*light"ful*ly, adv. -- De*light"ful*ness, n.
• LOVELY
  1. Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner. "Lovely to look on." Piers Plowman. Not one so fair of face, of speech so lovely. Robert of Brunne. If I
• PLEASURE
  1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to Ant: pain,
• ENCHANTMENT
  1. The act of enchanting; the production of certain wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or the agency of supposed spirits; the use of magic arts, spells, or charms; incantation. After the last enchantment you did here. Shak. 2. The
• PLEASUREFUL
  Affording pleasure.
• PLEASED
  Experiencing pleasure. -- Pleas"ed*ly, adv. -- Pleas"ed*ness, n.
• BECHARM
  To charm; to captivate.
• OVERPLEASE
  To please excessively.
• INTRENCHANT
  Not to be gashed or marked with furrows. As easy mayest thou the intrenchant air With thy keen sword impress, as make me bleed. Shak.
• TRENCHANT
  1. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. " Trenchant was the blade." Chaucer. 2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.
• DISPLEASANCE
  Displeasure; discontent; annoyance. Chaucer.
• TIMEPLEASER
  One who complies with prevailing opinions, whatever they may be; a timeserver. Timepleasers, flatterers, foes to nobleness. Shak.
• IMPLEASING
  Unpleasing; displeasing. Overbury.
• COUNTERCHARM
  To destroy the effect of a charm upon.