Enchant
verb
To charm or hold the attention of someone by being extremely pleasant or magical.
The beautiful sunset completely enchanted her.
Often appears as...
- be enchanted by
- enchant someone with
verb
To put a spell on someone or something.
The witch enchanted the princess with a magic spell.
Often appears as...
- enchant something with
- be enchanted by
Usage tips
Literary
verb
To charm or hold the attention of someone by being extremely pleasant or magical.
The beautiful sunset completely enchanted her.
Often appears as...
- be enchanted by
- enchant someone with
verb
To put a spell on someone or something.
The witch enchanted the princess with a magic spell.
Often appears as...
- enchant something with
- be enchanted by
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Feelings
'Enchant' often describes feeling delighted by something charming or special in a very positive way.
Her storytelling enchanted the children, leaving them smiling and eager for more.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention Captured
Using 'enchant' implies someone's focus is completely captured, as if by a magical force.
The intricate dance performance enchanted the audience from beginning to end.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal Magic
'Enchant' is often metaphorical, not meaning actual magic, but a figurative spell of charm.
The charming village at winter enchanted visitors with its twinkling lights.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Feelings
'Enchant' often describes feeling delighted by something charming or special in a very positive way.
Her storytelling enchanted the children, leaving them smiling and eager for more.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention Captured
Using 'enchant' implies someone's focus is completely captured, as if by a magical force.
The intricate dance performance enchanted the audience from beginning to end.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal Magic
'Enchant' is often metaphorical, not meaning actual magic, but a figurative spell of charm.
The charming village at winter enchanted visitors with its twinkling lights.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Feelings
'Enchant' often describes feeling delighted by something charming or special in a very positive way.
Her storytelling enchanted the children, leaving them smiling and eager for more.
Pro Tip 2/3Attention Captured
Using 'enchant' implies someone's focus is completely captured, as if by a magical force.
The intricate dance performance enchanted the audience from beginning to end.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal Magic
'Enchant' is often metaphorical, not meaning actual magic, but a figurative spell of charm.
The charming village at winter enchanted visitors with its twinkling lights.
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Quote examples
John Marshall
American Judge
Paris presents one incessant round of amusement & dissipation but very little, I believe - even for its inhabitants of that society - which interests the heart. Every day, you may see something new, magnificent & beautiful; every night, you may see a spectacle which astonishes & enchants the imagination.
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Kenneth Langone
American Businessman
Nothing so enchants attorneys general, their eyes generally fixed on higher public office, as slinging accusations against successful financial executives. Preening press conferences and fawning media coverage are virtually guaranteed, whether or not the charges have substance.
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Nikolai Gogol
Russian Writer
Russia! Russia... Everything in you is open, desolate and level; your squat towns barely protrude in the midst of the plains like dots, like counters; there is nothing to tempt or enchant the onlooker's gaze. But what is this inscrutable, mysterious force that draws me to you?
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Kate Klise
American Author
Writing for children isn't easy. Kids will abandon a story that doesn't interest, enchant, delight, thrill, or terrify them. But when you can find a way into a young reader's imagination through something as simple as words on paper, well, there's nothing more satisfying.
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Ravi Zacharias
American Author
Wonder is that possession of the mind that enchants the emotions while never surrendering reason. It is a grasp on reality that does not need constant high points in order to be maintained, nor is it made vulnerable by the low points of life's struggle.
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Andrea Bocelli
Italian Musician
What is beautiful enchants me. I mean not just physical beauty but a wider concept of beauty. There is beauty in poetry and in great musical or singing performances. There is beauty everywhere if you can just see it.
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Shweta Basu Prasad
Indian Actress
Folk tales are my favourite form of story telling. They not only just adjust the reader according to the world it is introducing the reader to, but also enchant the reader with its mysterious and magical characters.
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Ashton Kutcher
American Actor
The thing that enchants me the most is the ability women have to feel other people's pain. The total empathy that women have is extraordinary.
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Guy Kawasaki
American Businessman
When you enchant people, your goal is not to make money from them or to get them to do what you want, but to fill them with great delight.
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Philip Pullman
British Writer
The function of a book or a poem or a story is to delight, to enchant, to beguile.
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John Marshall
American Judge
Paris presents one incessant round of amusement & dissipation but very little, I believe - even for its inhabitants of that society - which interests the heart. Every day, you may see something new, magnificent & beautiful; every night, you may see a spectacle which astonishes & enchants the imagination.
Quote examples
Kenneth Langone
American Businessman
Nothing so enchants attorneys general, their eyes generally fixed on higher public office, as slinging accusations against successful financial executives. Preening press conferences and fawning media coverage are virtually guaranteed, whether or not the charges have substance.
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Nikolai Gogol
Russian Writer
Russia! Russia... Everything in you is open, desolate and level; your squat towns barely protrude in the midst of the plains like dots, like counters; there is nothing to tempt or enchant the onlooker's gaze. But what is this inscrutable, mysterious force that draws me to you?
Quote examples
Kate Klise
American Author
Writing for children isn't easy. Kids will abandon a story that doesn't interest, enchant, delight, thrill, or terrify them. But when you can find a way into a young reader's imagination through something as simple as words on paper, well, there's nothing more satisfying.
Quote examples
Ravi Zacharias
American Author
Wonder is that possession of the mind that enchants the emotions while never surrendering reason. It is a grasp on reality that does not need constant high points in order to be maintained, nor is it made vulnerable by the low points of life's struggle.
Quote examples
Andrea Bocelli
Italian Musician
What is beautiful enchants me. I mean not just physical beauty but a wider concept of beauty. There is beauty in poetry and in great musical or singing performances. There is beauty everywhere if you can just see it.
Quote examples
Shweta Basu Prasad
Indian Actress
Folk tales are my favourite form of story telling. They not only just adjust the reader according to the world it is introducing the reader to, but also enchant the reader with its mysterious and magical characters.
Quote examples
Ashton Kutcher
American Actor
The thing that enchants me the most is the ability women have to feel other people's pain. The total empathy that women have is extraordinary.
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Guy Kawasaki
American Businessman
When you enchant people, your goal is not to make money from them or to get them to do what you want, but to fill them with great delight.
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Philip Pullman
British Writer
The function of a book or a poem or a story is to delight, to enchant, to beguile.
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