bewitching

adjective

be·​witch·​ing bi-ˈwi-chiŋ 

bē-

: powerfully or seductively attractive or charming

a bewitching smile

her bewitching eyes

bewitchingly adverb

… I perceived in the captain's face that same bland, benevolent, and bewitchingly merry expression …

—Herman Melville

Synonyms of bewitching

• appealing
• charismatic
• attractive
• charming
• enchanting
• seductive
• fascinating
• alluring

Examples of bewitching in a Sentence

a bewitching woman who has never lacked for suitors

Recent Examples on the Web

Can the bewitching kindness be disassociated from the defining unkindness at the heart of Southern history, visible in the portraits of Confederates in the lobby of the Lafayette Hotel? —Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

Grace’s playfully feral wantonness is funny and bewitching, but her schtick loses its luster for Jackson, who takes a job that keeps him away from home, leaving her with the baby. —Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025

The vampy glam—propeled by a makeup bag full of Dior Beauty—was in a bewitching rhythm with her sculptural black Dior gown and a black and silver buckle choker. —Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025

Landau understands and supports not just Bruce’s vision but Bruce himself, which is how Nebraska, so bleak and bewitching, eventually emerges into the world. —Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bewitching

• enriching
• bitching
• ditching
• hitching
• itching
• pitching
• stitching
• switching
• twitching
• witching