enchanting

adjective

en·​chant·​ing in-ˈchan-tiŋ 

en-

: powerfully pleasing, appealing, or delightful : charming

enchanting music

an enchanting story

a book with enchanting illustrations

One of the most enchanting museums in London is also one of the world's most important for architectural and design drawings.

—Allison Eckardt Ledes

enchantingly adverb

an enchantingly beautiful landscape

A young woman … smiled out at us enchantingly …

—Stephanie Burgis

Synonyms of enchanting

• appealing
• charming
• charismatic
• attractive
• fascinating
• seductive

Examples of enchanting in a Sentence

visitors have long found the Highlands of Scotland to be an enchanting place

Recent Examples on the Web

There, in addition to two bedrooms and a wine cellar, was a subterranean swimming pool every bit as enchanting as the one all of the girls knew from Taylor Swift’s Cornelia Street apartment in New York City. —Brittany Loggins, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026

Your words and ideas are especially enchanting to others. —Kyle Thomas, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026

Down on the canyon’s base, though, the view is extra enchanting. —Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026

Or West Cork, Ireland, a wild and enchanting side of the island that visitors don’t often patronize, or Rabat, Morocco, which is rising as a cultural hub with new museums and a rockin’ summer music festival. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for enchanting

• decanting
• implanting
• replanting
• supplanting
• transplanting
• canting
• chanting
• granting
• panting
• planting
• ranting
• slanting

Kids Definition

enchanting

adjective

en·​chant·​ing

in-ˈchant-iŋ

: having great charm and attraction

enchantingly adverb