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Dearest vs Enchanting - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between dearest and enchanting

is that dearest is superlative of dear while enchanting is having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.

As nouns the difference between dearest and enchanting

is that dearest is a beloved person; a term of endearment while enchanting is an act of enchantment.

As a verb enchanting is

present participle of lang=en.

dearest

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (dear)
  • * So I, made lame by fortune's dearest spite, / Take all my comfort of thy worth and truth. — William Shakespeare, Sonnet XXXVII
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A beloved person; a term of endearment.
  • Synonyms

    * beloved * honey * darling * sweetheart

    Anagrams

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    enchanting

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
  • * 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/england-scotland-international-friendly]
  • "Fairytale" is an over-used word in football but there is certainly something enchanting about the Lambert story, rejected as a teenager at Liverpool and then playing at, among others, Blackpool, Rochdale, Stockport and Bristol Rovers.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of enchantment.
  • * 1841 , Alfred Beesley, The History of Banbury (page 256)