enchantment.

1. A magical influence or spell placed upon someone or something.

2. A state of delighted fascination or wonder, without necessarily any magic.

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Words that belong together

• break an enchantment
• under an enchantment
• lasting enchantment

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An enchantment kept the orchard green through winter.

He mistook her silence for an enchantment, not a refusal.

Only the youngest sister could hear the enchantment unravel.

Usage notes

Primary category: fantasy. Also means delighted fascination; establish whether the effect is literal magic or emotional attraction. Count noun for an individual spell: enchantment; plural enchantments. Usually uncountable for the state of being under magic or of delighted fascination. The related verb enchant is a derived-family neighbor, not an inflection or spelling alias of the noun.