enchantment

en·chant·ment

noun \in-ˈchant-mənt, en-\

Definition of ENCHANTMENT

1

a : the act or art of enchanting b : the quality or state of being enchanted

2

: something that enchants <the enchantments of sailing>

Examples of ENCHANTMENT

1. Our enchantment faded when we found that the house needed even more repairs.
2. the enchantment of a snowy field bathed in moonlight
3. He writes about the dangers as well as the enchantments of sailing.
4. stories about wizards and enchantments

First Known Use of ENCHANTMENT

13th century

Related to ENCHANTMENT

Synonyms: abracadabra, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, spell, glamour (also glamor), hex, incantation, invocation, whammy

Antonyms: repulsion, repulsiveness

Related Words: cantrip [chiefly Scottish], curse, jinx; bewitchery, conjuring, magic, mojo, necromancy, sorcery, voodoo, voodooism, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry; amulet, charm, fetish (also fetich), phylactery, talisman

Near Antonyms: disagreeableness, distastefulness, obnoxiousness, offensiveness, unpleasantness

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Other Occult Terms

augury, censor, invocation, lucidity, metempsychosis, mojo, numinous, preternatural, weird, wraith