enchantment

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/ UK /ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a feeling of great delight; a magic spell

The garden held a quiet enchantment in the moonlight.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of great delight;... spell charm magic fascination delight sorcery

Opposites

disenchantment disillusionment

Word family

Related forms enchant enchanting enchanter chant

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Proverbs (1)

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Tis distance lends enchantment to the view

Etymology

From Old French enchantement, from enchanter ('to bewitch, charm'), from Latin incantare ('to chant a spell upon'), from in- ('upon') + cantare ('to sing').

incantare Latin cantare Latin

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Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# enchantment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt/

## Meanings
1. a feeling of great delight; a magic spell

## Examples
- The garden held a quiet enchantment in the moonlight.

## Synonyms
- spell
- charm
- magic
- fascination
- delight
- sorcery

## Antonyms
- disenchantment
- disillusionment

## Related Forms
- enchant
- enchanting
- enchanter
- chant

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

## Etymology
From Old French enchantement, from enchanter ('to bewitch, charm'), from Latin incantare ('to chant a spell upon'), from in- ('upon') + cantare ('to sing').

## AI Etymology
Enchantment comes from Old French enchantement, from enchanter ('to bewitch, charm'), from Latin incantare ('to chant a spell upon'), from in- ('upon') + cantare ('to sing'). The historical trail runs through Latin incantare and Latin cantare. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means a feeling of great delight; a magic spell. Related forms include enchant, enchanting, enchanter, chant.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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