enchant means an enchantment. It carries an Arena rating of 1643, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, enchant ranks #2,328 of 14,438 for Most Storied Words, #2,374 of 14,451 for Most Whimsical Words, #2,382 of 14,414 for Most Elegant Words, #3,651 of 14,340 for Most Vivid Words.
enchant is pronounced /ˈɪnˌt͡ʃænt/.
Why “enchant” is a great word
To attract and delight utterly, as if by magic or charm. From Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre ("to sing a magic formula upon, bewitch"), from in- ("upon, into") + cantāre ("to sing"). Doublet of 'incant'. Unlike "fascinate," which suggests a powerful, often intellectual, attraction, or "beguile," which implies deception or trickery, to enchant is to captivate with a purity of delight, an infusion of wonder. It is the streetlamp that turns falling snow into a shower of gold, the inexplicable melody from a street musician that stops all foot traffic, or the warmth that climbs the skin when a long-absent voice says your name just so—the fleeting sense that the world has leaned in close, and for a moment, sings only to you.
Etymology
From Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre.
Doublet of incant.
noun
- An enchantment“The top button is an enchant you can get with 1 lapis, the middle will need 2 lapis, and the bottom will need 3. In addition to lapis, you will need to have a certain number of experience points to get an enchant.”
verb
- To attract and delight, to charm.“New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.”
- To cast a spell upon (often one that attracts or charms).“With the aid of his eponymous pipes, a satyr is capable of weaving a wide variety of melodic spells designed to enchant others and bring them in line with his capricious desires.”
- To magically enhance or degrade an item.
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