ENCHANTMENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does enchantment mean?
• ENCHANTMENT (noun)
The noun ENCHANTMENT has 3 senses:
1. a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
2. a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
3. a magical spell
Familiarity information: ENCHANTMENT used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• ENCHANTMENT (noun)
Meaning:
A feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
enchantment; enthrallment; captivation; fascination
Hypernyms ("enchantment" is a kind of...):
liking (a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment)
Meaning:
A psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
spell; trance; enchantment
Hypernyms ("enchantment" is a kind of...):
mental state; psychological state ((psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enchantment"):
possession (being controlled by passion or the supernatural)
captivation; fascination (the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror))
Meaning:
A magical spell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
bewitchment; enchantment
Hypernyms ("enchantment" is a kind of...):
black art; black magic; necromancy; sorcery (the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world)
