- enchantment
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noun
Date: 13th century
1.
a. the act or art of enchanting
b. the quality or state of being enchanted
2. something that enchants <the enchantments of sailing>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
enchantment
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Enchantment — may refer to:*Incantation or enchantment, a magical spell, charm or bewitchment, in traditional fairy tales or fantasy *the sense of Wonder (emotion) or Delight **for the usage by J.R.R. Tolkien, see On Fairy Stories;titles and proper names *… … Wikipedia
Enchantment — En*chant ment, n. [F. enchantement.] 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. [1913 Webster] After the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enchantment — late 13c., from O.Fr. encantement, from enchanter bewitch, charm, from L. incantare, lit. enchant, cast a (magic) spell upon, from in upon, into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + cantare to sing (see CHANT (Cf. chant)). Figurative sense of all … Etymology dictionary
enchantment — index affection, compulsion (obsession), seduction Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
enchantment — [en chant′mənt, inchant′mənt] n. [ME & OFr enchantement: see ENCHANT & MENT] 1. an enchanting or being enchanted 2. a magic spell or charm 3. something that charms or delights greatly 4. great delight or pleasure … English World dictionary
enchantment — [[t]ɪntʃɑ͟ːntmənt, tʃæ̱nt [/t]] enchantments 1) N UNCOUNT If you say that something has enchantment, you mean that it makes you feel great delight or pleasure. Your enchantment with something is the fact of your feeling great delight and pleasure … English dictionary
enchantment — noun 1) a race of giants skilled in enchantment Syn: magic, witchcraft, sorcery, wizardry, necromancy; charms, spells, incantations, mojo; rare thaumaturgy 2) the enchantment of the garden by moonlight Syn: allure … Thesaurus of popular words
enchantment — UK [ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt] / US [ɪnˈtʃæntmənt] noun Word forms enchantment : singular enchantment plural enchantments 1) a) [uncountable] a feeling of being very interested and attracted by someone or something b) [countable/uncountable] literary a… … English dictionary
enchantment — /en chant meuhnt, chahnt /, n. 1. the art, act, or an instance of enchanting. 2. the state of being enchanted. 3. something that enchants: Music is an enchantment that never fails. [1250 1300; ME enchantement < AF, OF < L incantamentum. See… … Universalium
enchantment — en|chant|ment [ınˈtʃa:ntmənt US ınˈtʃænt ] n 1.) [U] the quality of being very pleasant or attractive ▪ the enchantment of poetry 2.) [U and C] literary a change caused by magic, or the state of being changed by magic … Dictionary of contemporary English
enchantment — noun 1 (C, U) a feeling of mystery that strongly interests or attracts you: The forest had an air of enchantment. 2 (C) literary a change caused by magic; spell 2 (1) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
