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
Allison Eckardt Ledes
enchantingly
adverb
an enchantingly beautiful landscape
A young woman … smiled out at us enchantingly …
—Stephanie Burgis
Stephanie Burgis
Examples of enchanting in a Sentence
visitors have long found the Highlands of Scotland to be an enchanting place
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An enchanting dessert, bosque lluvioso (rainy woodland), was made of black chanterelles and powdered pine needles, infused with a distillate of soil.
—Agnish Ray, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
An enchanting carousel horse, thought to be made by Marcus Charles Illions—an influential Brooklyn carousel carver who was born in Lithuania and who traveled to the U.S. in 1888 with an animal showman—lends context to the famous ornate Coney Island style of carousel design.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
The magic continued as Assistant Principal Cello Amos Yang gave an enchanting performance of The Butterfly Lovers Concerto, a timeless piece inspired by a legendary tale of love and transformation.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
This enchanting work of ancient history offers an important backdrop to understanding contemporary India.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Agnish Ray, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2025
An enchanting carousel horse, thought to be made by Marcus Charles Illions—an influential Brooklyn carousel carver who was born in Lithuania and who traveled to the U.S. in 1888 with an animal showman—lends context to the famous ornate Coney Island style of carousel design.
—Jacoba Urist, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025
The magic continued as Assistant Principal Cello Amos Yang gave an enchanting performance of The Butterfly Lovers Concerto, a timeless piece inspired by a legendary tale of love and transformation.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
This enchanting work of ancient history offers an important backdrop to understanding contemporary India.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enchanting
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“Enchanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enchanting. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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