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Enthralling vs Enchanting - What's the difference?

enthralling | enchanting | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between enthralling and enchanting

is that enthralling is exciting while enchanting is having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.

As verbs the difference between enthralling and enchanting

is that enthralling is present participle of lang=en while enchanting is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun enchanting is

an act of enchantment.

enthralling

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • exciting
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 29 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Andre Santos equalised and the outstanding Theo Walcott put Arsenal ahead for the first time before Juan Mata's spectacular strike set up the finale for an enthralling encounter.}}

    Verb

    (head)

    • 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)