enchanting

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɛnˈtʃæntɪŋ/ UK /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
delightfully charming or captivating

The village had an enchanting, storybook quality at dusk.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · delightfully charming or... charming captivating delightful bewitching alluring entrancing

Opposites

repellent repulsiveoff-putting

Word family

Derived forms enchantingly

Related forms enchant enchantment enchanter chant

Etymology

Present participle of enchant, from Old French enchanter ('to bewitch, charm by song'), from Latin incantare ('to chant a magic spell upon'), from in- ('upon') + cantare ('to sing').

incantare Latin cantare Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# enchanting

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɛnˈtʃæntɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. delightfully charming or captivating

## Examples
- The village had an enchanting, storybook quality at dusk.

## Synonyms
- charming
- captivating
- delightful
- bewitching
- alluring
- entrancing

## Antonyms
- repellent
- repulsive
- off-putting

## Derived Forms
- enchantingly

## Related Forms
- enchant
- enchantment
- enchanter
- chant

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: incantare
- Root: cantare

## Etymology
Present participle of enchant, from Old French enchanter ('to bewitch, charm by song'), from Latin incantare ('to chant a magic spell upon'), from in- ('upon') + cantare ('to sing').

## AI Etymology
Enchanting is the present participle of enchant, from Old French enchanter ('to bewitch, charm by song'), from Latin incantare ('to chant a magic spell upon'), from in- ('upon') + cantare ('to sing'). Important recorded forms include incantare (Latin) and cantare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers delightfully charming or captivating. The wider family includes derived forms such as enchantingly and related words such as enchant, enchantment, enchanter, and chant.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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