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Entitlement is the opposite of enchantment.
Guy Kawasaki

Meaning of "enchantment" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ENCHANTMENT

enchantment  [ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ENCHANTMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Enchantment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ENCHANTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Enchantment

Enchantment may refer to: ▪ Incantation or enchantment, a magical spell, charm or bewitchment, in traditional fairy tales or fantasy ▪ the sense of wonder or delight ▪ for the usage by J.R.R. Tolkien, see "On Fairy-Stories"...

Definition of enchantment in the English dictionary

The first definition of enchantment in the dictionary is the act of enchanting or state of being enchanted. Other definition of enchantment is a magic spell or act of witchcraft. Enchantment is also great charm or fascination.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ENCHANTMENT


anointment
əˈnɔɪntmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
appointment
əˈpɔɪntmənt
attaintment
əˈteɪntmənt
confrontment
kɒnˈfrʌntmənt
contentment
kənˈtentmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
disappointment
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt
discontentment
ˌdɪskənˈtɛntmənt
disenchantment
ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
miscontentment
ˌmɪskənˈtentmənt
ointment
ˈɔɪntmənt
presentment
prɪˈzɛntmənt
reappointment
ˌriːəˈpɔɪntmənt
recountment
rɪˈkaʊntmənt
relentment
rɪˈlɛntmənt
representment
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛntmənt
resentment
rɪˈzɛntmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ENCHANTMENT

enchafe
enchain
enchainment
enchant
enchanted
enchanter
enchanter´s nightshade
enchanting
enchantingly
enchantress
encharge
encharm
enchase
enchaser
encheason
encheer
encheiridion
enchilada
enchiridia
enchiridion

WORDS THAT END LIKE ENCHANTMENT

adjustment
advertisement
allotment
assortment
commitment
compartment
cost-of-living adjustment
enactment
enlistment
fire department
fitment
foreign investment
graphic design department
indictment
one-room apartment
police department
recruitment
service department
State Department
studio apartment
the treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of enchantment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ENCHANTMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «enchantment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of enchantment

Translation of «enchantment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ENCHANTMENT

Find out the translation of enchantment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of enchantment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «enchantment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

附魔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

encantamiento
570 millions of speakers

English

enchantment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आकर्षण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سحر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заклинание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

encantamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাদু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

enchantement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pesona
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verzauberung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魔法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Enchantment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm say mê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சாபத்தின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जादू
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

büyü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

incanto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oczarowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заклинання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încântare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γοητεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

betowering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förtrollning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fortryllelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of enchantment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCHANTMENT»

The term «enchantment» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.014 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ENCHANTMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about enchantment

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10 QUOTES WITH «ENCHANTMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word enchantment.
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Dianna Agron
I think it's important to keep your personal life to yourself as much as you can. It protects your sanity and you need to have boundaries. And it helps that enchantment of watching an actor. If you know someone's favourite colour or what they like to do on a Sunday, you won't fall for the character as much.
2
Bruno Bauer
The sight of nature fascinates, the family tie has a sweet enchantment and patriotism gives the religious spirit a fiery devotion to the powers that it reveres.
3
Thomas Campbell
Tis distance lends enchantment to the view, and robes the mountain in its azure hue.
4
Guy Kawasaki
Entitlement is the opposite of enchantment.
5
Lucretius
From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers.
6
Marianne Moore
It is quite cruel that a poet cannot wander through his regions of enchantment without having a critic, forever, like the old man of the sea, upon his back.
7
J. B. Priestley
The first fall of snow is not only an event, it is a magical event. You go to bed in one kind of a world and wake up in another quite different, and if this is not enchantment then where is it to be found?
8
Antoine Rivarol
It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit.
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David O. Russell
One of the things I've discovered at my age is I must have enchantment. And that was not clear to me in my earlier years. When I look at my favorite films, the Frank Capra - even Scorsese, even 'Goodfellas,' what makes that movie so remarkable is there's enchantment in their world.
10
Tom Shales
Robert Osborne either has the best job in the world, or comes very close. As millions of viewers know, Osborne is the resident host of the great Turner Classic Movies (TCM) channel, the most reliable source of pure enchantment in the cable universe.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENCHANTMENT»

Discover the use of enchantment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to enchantment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions
Enchantment, as defined by bestselling business guru Guy Kawasaki, is not about manipulating people.
Guy Kawasaki, 2011
2
Enchantment
A rich tapestry of clashing worlds and cultures, Enchantment is a powerfully original novel of a love and destiny that transcend centuries . . . and the dark force that stalks them across the ages. From the Hardcover edition.
Orson Scott Card, 2005
3
Enchantment
Resisting the rumors that label her a witch, Bryony Talcott wishes for her life to change and is astonished when Adam Hawthorne suddenly walks into her life, expecting to find and discredit an old hag, but meeting temptation instead.
Coral Smith Saxe, 1994
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The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy ...
Analyzing a wide range of traditional stories, from the tales of Sindbad to “The Three Little Pigs,” “Hansel and Gretel,” and “The Sleeping Beauty,” Bettelheim shows how the fantastical, sometimes cruel, but always deeply ...
Bruno Bettelheim, 2010
5
Enchantment: The Seductress in Opera
"This book examines some figures of seduction as they have appeared over the course of opera's history." --introd.
Jean Starobinski, 2008
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The Place of Enchantment: British Occultism and the Culture ...
Alex Owen situates seemingly anachronistic practices such as exploratory sex magic, alchemy & astral travel, alongside revolutionary understandings of rationality in a demonstration of how a newly psychologized magic operated in conjunction ...
Alex Owen, 2007
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The Enchantment Of Reason
DIVA critique of legal scholarship and the way reason is used and deified in law, by one of the most controversial legal scholars now writing./div "This is an important contribution to the genre of jurisprudential reflection.
Pierre Schlag, 1998
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The Enchantment of Modern Life: Attachments, Crossings, and ...
The core strength of this book lies in the way it draws the reader to entertain a distinctively different way of experiencing the world. No small achievement.
Jane Bennett, 2001
9
Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn
A multi-faceted portrait of the acclaimed actress follows Audrey Hepburn from her youth in Nazi-occupied Europe, through her rise to stardom in some of the era's most popular films, to her dedication to UNICEF, drawing on studio archives ...
Donald Spoto, 2006
10
Colors of Enchantment: Theater, Dance, Music, and the Visual ...
Explores the visual and performing arts in the Middle East
Sherifa Zuhur, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENCHANTMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term enchantment is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dist. 9 Little League Softball: Enchantment Major All-Stars win title
ISLETA PUEBLO – The Enchantment Major softball team entered the District 9 Championship game on Tuesday, June 30, at the Governor's ... «Valencia County News Bulletin, Jul 15»
2
See Old Dominion's 'Back to the Future' Homage 'Break Up With Him'
The action takes place around the climactic Enchantment Under the Sea dance scene — retitled here as the Entanglement Above the Heavens ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
3
Leon Bridges review – a soul man who looks as sharp as he sounds
In My Arms tiptoes towards ersatz – close your eyes and you could be slowdancing at Marty McFly's Enchantment Under the Sea dance – but ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Royal Caribbean's oldest ship headed to Port Canaveral
Royal Caribbean currently bases two ships at Port Canaveral, Enchantment of the Seas and Freedom of the Seas. Enchantment is slated to ... «Orlando Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Art exhibits for the Fremont area
Sheldon Museum of Art (12th and R streets, Lincoln): “Land of Enchantment: New Mexico as Cultural Crossroads,” through Sept. 13. «Fremont Tribune, Jul 15»
6
What should — and should not — be written into a new US …
Organizers in the Land of Enchantment (OLE), NM Organize Now, FL Our Community, Our Schools, Dallas, TX Padres Y Jovenes Unidos, ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Kids prepare to bring Disney play to stage
Be transported to Agrabah, the City of Enchantment, as the Junior Orangeburg Part-Time Players presents Disney's “Aladdin Jr.” at the BlueBird ... «The Times and Democrat, Jul 15»
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Relais & Chateaux Properties Recognized on Travel + Leisure 2015
Enchantment with the world and appreciating the beauty of our planet with a fresh view is the new vision of Relais & Chateaux. Through each ... «Hospitality-Industry.com, Jul 15»
9
What's On in Chester, Flintshire and Cheshire from July 8 onwards
The free exhibition will spread throughout the cathedral, transforming the historic building into a land of exciting enchantment where visitors can ... «ChesterChronicle.co.uk, Jul 15»
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On the Southside for July 9, 2015
Tri-Parish Ballet's young dancers will spin a tale of enchantment as they perform for children at the Bluebonnet library from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»

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