From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Enchant \En*chant"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Enchanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enchanting}.] [F. enchanter, L. incantare to chant or utter a magic formula over or against one, to bewitch; in in, against + cantare to sing. See {Chant}, and cf. {Incantation}.]
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 you put in. --Shak.
He is enchanted, cannot speak. --Tennyson.
2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as, music enchants the ear.
Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be enchanted. --Sir P. Sidney.
Syn: To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. {Charm}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Enchanting \En*chant"ing\, adjective Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. -- {En*chant"ing*ly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn: {bewitching}, {captivating}, {enthralling}, {entrancing}, {fascinating}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
96 Moby Thesaurus words for "enchanting": Circean, absorbing, alluring, appealing, appetizing, arresting, attractive, authoritative, beguiling, bewitching, blandishing, cajoling, captivating, catching, charismatic, charming, coaxing, come-hither, consequential, consuming, coquettish, delectable, delightful, effective, effectual, efficacious, engaging, engrossing, enravishing, enthralling, enticing, entrancing, estimable, exciting, exotic, exquisite, fascinating, fetching, flirtatious, glamorous, gripping, heart-robbing, holding, hypnotic, illusionary, illusive, illusory, important, influential, interesting, intriguing, inviting, irresistible, lovely, luxurious, magnetic, mesmeric, mesmerizing, momentous, mouth-watering, obsessing, obsessive, personable, persuasive, piquant, pleasing, potent, powerful, prepossessing, prestigious, provocative, provoquant, ravishing, reputable, seducing, seductive, sensuous, siren, sirenic, spellbinding, spellful, strong, suasive, substantial, taking, tantalizing, teasing, telling, tickling, titillating, titillative, voluptuous, weighty, winning, winsome, witching
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