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

Of the many subfields in classics, papyrology is perhaps the most difficult to understand but also the most bewitching. —Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026

Celia’s throaty voice, relentlessly powerful, created a bewitching contrast with the orchestra’s sparse orchestrations and short piano solos. —Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026

Their intrigue intertwines with the bewitching presence of actress Gloria (Greta Lee). —Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026

This relative of catnip (Nepeta cataria) has some of the same bewitching effects on cats, but this species has more attractive flowers, blooming from May until September. —Angela England, The Spruce, 22 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1595, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bewitching

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