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

Well, thanks to an enchanted photo booth, Noah (Adam Devine) is about to find out. —Shannon Carlin, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025

The ground from which their enchanted garden grows, is trembling. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2025

For millennia, auroras have both enchanted and haunted human beings. —Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Feb. 2025

The musical is based on the fairy tale about a kind-hearted young woman who falls in love with the beast who has imprisoned her in an enchanted castle. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 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