enchanted

adjective

en·​chant·​ed in-ˈchan-təd 

en-

1

: placed under or as if under a magic spell

an enchanted forest/island

: having or seeming to have a magical quality

an enchanted evening

A journey beneath a rig is an excursion to an enchanted realm.

—Paul K. Driessen

2

: made to feel delightfully pleased or charmed

I was enchanted, ravished with pleasure by what I saw.

—Robert Garis

His many previous works have attracted a loyal, enchanted following.

—George Johnson

Hollywood may be in a tizzy over the upcoming movie version of his … first novel, … but others aren't nearly as enchanted.

—Steve Daly

enchantedly adverb

… trying to provide one of the first-round upsets to which the public is so enchantedly accustomed.

—Alexander Wolff

Synonyms

• bewitched
• charmed
• entranced
• magic
• magical
• spellbound

Examples of enchanted in a Sentence

an enchanted isle of the South Pacific

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2023, Larian Studios swept the video-game awards with Baldur’s Gate 3, a noticeably Wagnerian affair with rival gods, magic rings, enchanted swords, and dragons. —Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025

The story concerns a young shepherd boy who dreams of becoming a knight and receives an enchanted flute, which assists him in his journey to the castle of an evil wizard known as Black Whirlwind. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025

On the roof of the world, an enchanted kingdom of yetis and mystics is preparing to meet the modern world. —By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025

Threads, enchanted lands, grains of sand: There’s a lot going on in the opening credits of the average prestige TV drama. —Natasha Frost, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

enchanted

adjective

en·​chant·​ed

in-ˈchant-əd

: being or appearing to be under a magic spell

an enchanted forest