"bewitching" meaning in English

See bewitching in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bewitching.wav Forms: more bewitching [comparative], most bewitching [superlative]
Etymology: From bewitch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|bewitch|-ing}} bewitch + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} bewitching (comparative more bewitching, superlative most bewitching)
  1. Enchanting. Categories (topical): Occult Derived forms: bewitchingly, bewitchingness Translations (curse, enchantment): 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

IPA: /bəˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bewitching.wav Forms: bewitchings [plural]
Etymology: From bewitch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|bewitch|-ing}} 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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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "curse, enchantment",
      "word": "sedução"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "curse, enchantment",
      "word": "atração"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bewitching"
}

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  "msg": "no language name in translation item: This translation table contains a mixture of adjective and noun translations. Please fix it if possible.",
  "path": [
    "bewitching"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "bewitching",
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}

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