enchanted

adjective

en·​chant·​ed in-ˈchan-təd 

en-

1

: placed under or as if under a magic spell

an enchanted forest/island

: having or seeming to have a magical quality

an enchanted evening

A journey beneath a rig is an excursion to an enchanted realm.

—Paul K. Driessen

2

: made to feel delightfully pleased or charmed

I was enchanted, ravished with pleasure by what I saw.

—Robert Garis

His many previous works have attracted a loyal, enchanted following.

—George Johnson

Hollywood may be in a tizzy over the upcoming movie version of his … first novel, … but others aren't nearly as enchanted.

—Steve Daly

enchantedly adverb

… trying to provide one of the first-round upsets to which the public is so enchantedly accustomed.

—Alexander Wolff

Synonyms

• charmed
• magic
• magical

Examples of enchanted in a Sentence

an enchanted isle of the South Pacific

Recent Examples on the Web

On Tuesday, the billionaire pop star and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end released a joint Instagram post with photographs of their enchanted garden proposal. —Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

Experts warn against becoming enchanted with the latest flashy tool. —Carolyn Said, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025

Every enchanted forest needs a guard, and an 8-foot dragon certainly does the trick. —Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2025

The alpine lake sits at around 10,000 feet in elevation, and is ringed by the Cirque of the Towers—a picturesque semi-circle of 12,000-foot granite spires that has long enchanted rock climbers and trekkers alike. —Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 23 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for enchanted

• decanted
• implanted
• recanted
• replanted
• supplanted
• transplanted
• anted
• canted
• chanted
• granted
• panted
• planted

Kids Definition

enchanted

adjective

en·​chant·​ed

in-ˈchant-əd

: being or appearing to be under a magic spell

an enchanted forest