| slovo | definícia |
enchanting
(mass) | enchanting
- očarujúci |
enchanting
(encz) | enchanting,okouzlující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Enchanting
(gcide) | Enchanting \En*chant"ing\, a.
Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. --
En*chant"ing*ly, adv.
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Enchanting
(gcide) | Enchant \En*chant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enchanted; p. pr. &
vb. n. Enchanting.] [F. enchanter, L. incantare to chant or
utter a magic formula over or against one, to bewitch; in in,
against + cantare to sing. See Chant, and cf.
Incantation.]
1. To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get
control of by magical words and rites.
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And now about the caldron sing,
Like elves and fairies in a ring,
Enchanting all that you put in. --Shak.
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He is enchanted, cannot speak. --Tennyson.
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2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as,
music enchants the ear.
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Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits
forever should be enchanted. --Sir P.
Sidney.
Syn: To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. Charm.
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enchanting
(wn) | enchanting
adj 1: capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile";
"Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting
music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of
entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn:
bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling,
entrancing, fascinating] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
enchanting
(mass) | enchanting
- očarujúci |
disenchanting
(encz) | disenchanting, adj: |
enchanting
(encz) | enchanting,okouzlující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
enchantingly
(encz) | enchantingly,kouzelně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
disenchanting
(gcide) | disenchanting \disenchanting\ adj.
freeing from illusion, credulity, overoptimism, or false
belief.
Syn: disillusioning.
[WordNet 1.5]Disenchant \Dis`en*chant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disenchanted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disenchanting.] [Pref. dis- + enchant: cf.
F. d['e]senchanter.]
1. To free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of
charms or spells.
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Haste to thy work; a noble stroke or two
Ends all the charms, and disenchants the grove.
--Dryden.
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2. to free (a person) from fascination or delusion; to
destroy the false hopes or overoptimistic expectations of
(a person); to disillusion; -- used with people or events
as the agent (subject); as, the candidate was disenchanted
by the low turnout at the rally.
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Disenchanting
(gcide) | disenchanting \disenchanting\ adj.
freeing from illusion, credulity, overoptimism, or false
belief.
Syn: disillusioning.
[WordNet 1.5]Disenchant \Dis`en*chant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disenchanted;
p. pr. & vb. n. Disenchanting.] [Pref. dis- + enchant: cf.
F. d['e]senchanter.]
1. To free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of
charms or spells.
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Haste to thy work; a noble stroke or two
Ends all the charms, and disenchants the grove.
--Dryden.
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2. to free (a person) from fascination or delusion; to
destroy the false hopes or overoptimistic expectations of
(a person); to disillusion; -- used with people or events
as the agent (subject); as, the candidate was disenchanted
by the low turnout at the rally.
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disenchanting disillusioning
(gcide) | convincing \convincing\ adj.
causing one to believe the truth of something; having the
power to influence or convince; cogent; -- of evidence or
testimony; as, a convincing manner. Opposite of
unconvincing.
Note: [Narrower terms: disenchanting, disillusioning] [Also
See: persuasive.]
Syn: cogent, potent.
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Enchantingly
(gcide) | Enchanting \En*chant"ing\, a.
Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. --
En*chant"ing*ly, adv.
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disenchanting
(wn) | disenchanting
adj 1: freeing from illusion or false belief [syn:
disenchanting, disillusioning] |
enchanting
(wn) | enchanting
adj 1: capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile";
"Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting
music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of
entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn:
bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling,
entrancing, fascinating] |
enchantingly
(wn) | enchantingly
adv 1: in a bewitching manner; "she was bewitchingly beautiful"
[syn: bewitchingly, captivatingly, enchantingly,
enthrallingly] |
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