Meanings
plural enchantments · alternative inchantment
- countableuncountableThe act of enchanting or the feeling of being enchanted.
1 more example
I see now that it's all enchantment in this house; for the last time, on this very spot where I am now, I got ever so many thumps and thwacks without knowing who gave them to me, or being able to see anybody; and now this head is not to be seen anywhere about, though I saw it cut off with my own eyes and the blood running from the body as if from a fountain.
1885, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, “Which Treats of the Heroic and Prodigious Battle Don Quixote had with Certain Skins of Red Wine, and Brings the Novel of ‘The Ill-advised Curiosity’ to a Close”, in John Ormsby, transl., The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha […] In Four Vols, volume II, London: Smith, Elder & Co. […], →OCLC, part I, page 175Synonyms: bewitchment, ensorcellment
- countableuncountableSomething that enchants; a magical spell.
Bodin, the medieval demonographer, enumerates various methods of producing anaphrodisiac effects by enchantments.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 89Synonyms: hex, incantation, spell, cantrip, chantment, charm, conjuration, craft
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of enchanting or the feeling of being enchanted.
nounSomething that enchants; a magical spell.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
nouna psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchenchantement
- Middle Englishenchauntement
- Englishenchantment
From Middle English enchauntement, from Old French enchantement.
More words from Middle English, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κήλημα
- κήλημα (kḗlēma)something that enchants
Bulgarian очарование, омагьосване
- очарование (očarovanie)act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- омагьосване (omagjosvane)act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- магия (magija)something that enchants
Catalan encantament, encanteri
- encantamentact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- encanterisomething that enchants
Chinese Mandarin 魅力, 魔法
- 魅力 (mèilì)act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- 魔法 (mófǎ)something that enchants
Esperanto sorĉeraĵo
- sorĉeraĵosomething that enchants
Finnish loihtiminen, lumoaminen
- loihtiminenact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- lumoaminenact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- lumoutuminenact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- lumosomething that enchants
- lumovoimasomething that enchants
- loitsusomething that enchants
French enchantement, ensorcellement
- enchantementact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- ensorcellementact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
German Verzauberung, Zauber
- Verzauberungact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- Zaubersomething that enchants
Hungarian varázslás, elvarázsolás
- varázslásact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- elvarázsolásact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- elvarázsoltságact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- bűvöletact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- elragadtatásact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- igézetact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- varázslatsomething that enchants
- varázssomething that enchants
- bűbájsomething that enchants
Irish draíocht
- draíochtsomething that enchants
Japanese 魅力, 魔法
- 魅力 (miryoku)act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- 魔法 (mahō)something that enchants
Polish oczarowanie, zaczarowanie
- oczarowanieact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- zaczarowanieact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- uroksomething that enchants
- czarsomething that enchants
- powabsomething that enchants
Portuguese encantamento, encantamento
- encantamentoact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- encantamentosomething that enchants
Romanian încântare, delectare
- încântareact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- delectareact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- desfătareact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- farmecsomething that enchants
- magiesomething that enchants
- vrajăsomething that enchants
Russian очарова́ние, ма́гия
- очарова́ние (očarovánije)act of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- ма́гия (mágija)something that enchants
- волшебство́ (volšebstvó)something that enchants
- колдовство́ (koldovstvó)something that enchants
Spanish encantamiento, encanto
- encantamientoact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- encantosomething that enchants
Swedish förtrollning
- förtrollningsomething that enchants
Turkish büyülenme, büyülem
- büyülenmeact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- büyülemact of enchantment or feeling of being enchanted
- büyüsomething that enchants
- büyülemsomething that enchants
Cite this entry
enchantment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enchantment
“enchantment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enchantment. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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