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en·chant·ment

(ĕn-chănt′mənt)
n.
1.
a. The act of enchanting.
b. The state of being enchanted.
2. Something that enchants.
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enchantment

(ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt)
n
1. the act of enchanting or state of being enchanted
2. a magic spell or act of witchcraft
3. great charm or fascination
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en•chant•ment

(ɛnˈtʃænt mənt, -ˈtʃɑnt-)

n.
1. the act or art of enchanting.
2. the state of being enchanted.
3. something that enchants.
[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin]
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enchantment

A magic spell or the practice of casting magic spells.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. enchantment - a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
liking - a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment; "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"
2. [画像:enchantment - a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation]enchantment - a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
mental condition, mental state, psychological condition, psychological state - (psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic; "a manic state"
possession - being controlled by passion or the supernatural
captivation, fascination - the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
3. [画像:enchantment - a magical spell]enchantment - a magical spell
black art, black magic, necromancy, sorcery - the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
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enchantment

noun
2. spell, magic, charm, witchcraft, voodoo, wizardry, sorcery, occultism, incantation, necromancy, conjuration an effective countercharm against enchantment by the faerie folk
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enchantment

noun
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Translations
إفْتِتان، سِحْرسِحْر، طَلْسَمسِحْر، فِتْنَه، جاذِبِيَّه عَظيمَه
forhekselsefortryllelse
hrifning, hrifningarmátturtöfrar, álögtöfrar, hrifningarmáttur
začarovanie
büyü büyüle mecazibe çekicilikhayranlık

enchantment

[ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt] N (= act) → encantamiento m; (= delight) → encanto m; (= charm, spell) → encantamiento m, hechizo m
it lent enchantment to the scene → le daba encanto a la escena
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

enchantment

[ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt] n
(= charm) → charme m
enchantment with sth → fascination f de qch
(= spell) → enchantement m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

enchantment

n
(= delight) → Entzücken nt
(= charm) → Zauber m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

enchantment

[ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt] n (charm, spell) → incantesimo ; (delight) to fill with enchantment → incantare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

enchant

(inˈtʃaːnt) verb
1. to delight. I was enchanted by the children's concert. verruk يَسْتَمْتِع ، يَخْلُب очаровам encantar okouzlit bezaubern fortrylle; betage γοητεύω encantar, cautivar vaimustama مجذوب کردن؛ از خود بی خود کردن ihastuttaa charmer לְהַקסִים मोहित करना opčiniti elbűvöl menyenangkan heilla, hrífa incantare, affascinare うっとりさせる 마음을 사로잡다 sužavėti, pakerėti sajūsmināt menyenangkan betoveren fortrylle, begeistre, henrykke oczarować مين كول، زړه وړل، زړه را كښل، مجذوب كول encantar a încânta приводить в восторг očariť očarati oduševiti tjusa, hänföra ทําให้หลงใหล etkilemek, kendinden geçirmek 使喜悅 чарувати, захоплювати مسرور ہونا làm say mê 使喜悦
2. to put a magic spell on. A wizard had enchanted her. betower يَسْحَر омагьосвам enfeitiçar očarovat verzaubern fortrylle; forhekse κάνω μάγια σε κπ. hechizar ära nõiduma جادو کردن؛ طلسم کردن lumota ensorceler לְכָשֶׁף जादू डालना očarati megbabonáz menenung töfra, hneppa í álög incantare 魔法をかける 요술을 걸다 užburti, užkerėti apburt menenung betoveren fortrylle, forhekse zaczarować جادو کول enfeitiçar a vrăji заколдовывать začarovať začarati začarati förhäxa, förtrolla ร่ายมนต์ใส่ büyülemek, büyü yapmak 使著魔 зачаклувати, приворожити مسحور کرنا bỏ bùa mê 用魔法迷惑
enˈchanted adjective
an enchanted castle. betowerde مَسْحور омагьосан encantado zakletý verzaubert fortryllet; forhekset μαγεμένος encantado nõiutud جادو شده؛ شیفته lumottu enchanté מְכוּשָף मंत्रमुग्ध očaran, začaran elvarázsolt mempesona sem er í álögum incantato 魔法をかけられた 매혹적인 užburtas apburts; sajūsmināts menyenangkan betoverd fortryllet, forhekset zaczarowany مجذوب كول encantado vră­jit; încântător волшебный zakliaty začaran začaran förtrollad, hänförd ที่มีเสน่ห์ büyülü, sihirli 中了魔法的 чарівний مسحور bị mê hoặc 令人迷惑的
enˈchanter – feminine enˈchantress – noun
a person who enchants. towenares ساحِر магьосник feiticeiro kouzelník, -ice die bezaubernde Frau, der bezaubernde Mann heks; troldkvinde γητευτής hechicero, mago; hechicera, maga nõid, võluja ساحر؛ افسونگر lumooja enchanteur, teresse מכשף मायावी जादूगर čarobnjak varázsló penenung, pemikat galdramaður, töframaður incantatore, incantatrice 魅力のある人 매력있는 사람 burtininkas, užkerėtojas burvis menyenangkan tovenaar trollmann/-kvinne czarodziej جادوګړ feiticeiro vrăjitor волшебник kúzelník, -čka čarovnik čarobnjak charmör ผู้ทําเสน่ห์ büyücü, sihirbaz 魔法師 чародій, чаклун موہ لینے والا فرد người mê hoặc 巫士,妖人
enˈchantment noun
1. the act of enchanting or state of being enchanted. a look of enchantment on the children's faces. bekoring إفْتِتان، سِحْر омагьосване encantamento okouzlení die Bezauberung fortryllelse γοητεία encanto lummus شور و شعف؛ شیدایی lumous ravissement קסם टोना oduševljenje bűvölet sukacita, pesona hrifning, hrifningarmáttur incanto 魅惑 매혹된 상태 su(si)žavėjimas sajūsma pesona betovering trylleri, forheksing, fortryllelse czarowanie, zachwyt لېوالتيا encantamento încântare зачарованность očarenie očaranje oduševljenost hänförelse, förtjusning การลุ่มหลง büyüleme, hayranlık 陶醉,著迷 захоплення مسحور کرنے کا عمل sự say mê 着迷,着魔
2. a magic spell. betowering سِحْر، طَلْسَم магия feitiço začarování der Zauber forhekselse μάγια hechizo nõidus طلسم loitsu ensorcèlement כישוף जादू čarolija varázslat tenung töfrar, álög incantesimo 魔法 마법 burtai, apžavai burvība; burvestība sihir betovering fortryllelse, trylleord urok طلسم feitiço vrajă волшебство začarovanie uročenje čarolija förtrollning, förhäxning มนต์เสน่ห์ büyü, sihir 魔法 чаклунство سحر sự mê hoặc 魔法
3. charm; attraction. the enchantment (s) of a big city. bekoorlikheid سِحْر، فِتْنَه، جاذِبِيَّه عَظيمَه чар encanto kouzlo der Zauber fortryllelse θέλγητρο encanto, hechizo veetlus فریبندگی؛ دلربایی lumous charme ensorceleur מקסים आकर्षण čar varázs pesona töfrar, hrifningarmáttur fascino 魅力 매력 žavesys burvīgums; valdzinājums pesona charme fortryllelse czar زره ورول encanto farmec очарование kúzlo čar čar tjusning, charm เสน่ห์ cazibe, çekicilik 魅力 чарівність; привабливість کشش sự thích thú 魅力
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Sir Kay told how he had en- countered me in a far land of barbarians, who all wore the same ridiculous garb that I did -- a garb that was a work of enchantment, and intended to make the wearer secure from hurt by human hands.
I was in a dismal state by this time; indeed, I was hardly enough in my right mind to keep the run of a dispute that sprung up as to how I had better be killed, the possibility of the killing being doubted by some, because of the enchantment in my clothes.
To punish me, he shut me up in this vase of copper, and he put on the leaden cover his seal, which is enchantment enough to prevent my coming out.
At these words the genius did all he could to get out, but he could not, because of the enchantment of the lid.
And they will have to be watched at every age, in order that we may see whether they preserve their resolution, and never, under the influence either of force or enchantment, forget or cast off their sense of duty to the State.
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"Thy Garment color wave-dove By thy hand the sign of love, Thy eyes sweet enchantment, Raying to me, oh!
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She had no rest now till she had found out where the King guarded the reel, and then she made some little white shirts, and, as she had learnt from her witch-mother, sewed an enchantment in each of them.
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As I did so I saw stretching far below me the beautiful vista of rocky gorge, and level, cacti-studded flat, wrought by the moonlight into a miracle of soft splendor and wondrous enchantment.
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This species of enchantment lasted until their majesties had retired into the palace.
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Also I must have the right to guess the enchantments of my friends, and to release them if I succeed."
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His fancy grew full of what he used to read about in his books, enchantments, quarrels, battles, challenges, wounds, wooings, loves, agonies, and all sorts of impossible nonsense; and it so possessed his mind that the whole fabric of invention and fancy he read of was true, that to him no history in the world had more reality in it.
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Why, one branch of hawthorn against the sky promises more than all the summers of time can pay, and a pond ablaze with yellow lilies awakens such answering splendours and enchantments in mortal bosoms,--blazons, it would seem, so august a message from the hidden heart of the world,--that ever afterwards, for one who has looked upon it, the most fortunate human existence must seem a disappointment.
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