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Beguilement

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The characteristic of being beguiled.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of beguiling; the state of being beguiled.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

n. magnetic personal charm

Word Usage

"Alhambra, or the narratives of the brilliant exploits of New World explorers; surrender yourself to the flowing current of his transparent style, and you are conscious of a beguilement which is the crowning excellence of all lighter literature, for which we have no word but “charm.”"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

amusement entertainment attractiveness

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

deception cheat diversion

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

divertisement self-hypnosis clairaudience business/finance somnambulism