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Fascinate vs Enchanting - What's the difference?

fascinate | enchanting |

As verbs the difference between fascinate and enchanting

is that fascinate is to evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone while enchanting is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective enchanting is

having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.

As a noun enchanting is

an act of enchantment.

fascinate

English

Verb

(fascinat)
  • To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone
    • The flickering TV fascinated the cat.
  • To make someone hold motionless; to spellbind
    • We were fascinated by the potter's skill.
  • To be irresistibly charming or attractive to
    • Her gait fascinates all men.

    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)