Word Meanings - ENCHANTING - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. -- En*chant"ing*ly, adv.
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- 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.