"bewitching" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bewitching.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more bewitching [comparative], most bewitching [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English bewitch English -ing English bewitching From bewitch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bewitch|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English bewitch English -ing English bewitching From bewitch + -ing. Head templates: {{en-adj}} bewitching (comparative more bewitching, superlative most bewitching)
  1. Enchanting. Synonyms: charming, delightful, magical Derived forms: bewitchingly, bewitchingness Translations (curse, enchantment): kulódza [class-15] (Chichewa), noitumus (Ingrian), encanto (Portuguese), encantamento (Portuguese), sedução (Portuguese), atração (Portuguese) Translations (enchanting): okouzlující (Czech), uhrančivý (Czech), čarovný (Czech), envoûtement [masculine] (French), envoutement (French), bezaubernd (German), elbűvölő (Hungarian), meallacach (Irish), (yāo) (Japanese), venustus (Latin), emmascament [masculine] (Occitan), encantador [masculine, singular] (Portuguese), sedutor [masculine, singular] (Portuguese), atraente [masculine, singular] (Portuguese), очарова́тельный (očarovátelʹnyj) (Russian), чару́ющий (čarújuščij) (Russian), hechicero (Spanish), büyüleyici (Turkish)
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Noun [English]

IPA: /bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bewitching.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bewitchings [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English bewitch English -ing English bewitching From bewitch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|bewitch|-ing|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English bewitch English -ing English bewitching From bewitch + -ing. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bewitching (plural bewitchings)
  1. The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.
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Inflected forms

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    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Ingrian translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Occitan translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "enchanting",
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      "sense": "enchanting",
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      "sense": "enchanting",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "enchanting",
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      "word": "envoûtement"
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      "sense": "enchanting",
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      "word": "bezaubernd"
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      "sense": "enchanting",
      "word": "elbűvölő"
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "enchanting",
      "word": "meallacach"
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      "roman": "yāo",
      "sense": "enchanting",
      "word": "妖"
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      "sense": "enchanting",
      "word": "venustus"
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      "sense": "enchanting",
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      "word": "emmascament"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "sense": "enchanting",
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      "word": "encantador"
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      "sense": "enchanting",
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      "word": "sedutor"
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      "word": "очарова́тельный"
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      "word": "encanto"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "curse, enchantment",
      "word": "sedução"
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