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Definitions: Enchantment |
EnchantmentNoun1. A feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual. 2. A psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation. 3. A magical spell. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "enchantment" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Enchantment \En*chant"ment\, noun. [French expression enchantement.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Dream Interpretation | To dream of being under the spell of enchantment, denotes that if you are not careful you will be exposed to some evil in the form of pleasure. The young should heed the benevolent advice of their elders. To resist enchantment, foretells that you will be much sought after for your wise counsels and your liberality. To dream of trying to enchant others, portends that you will fall into evil. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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Synonyms: EnchantmentSynonyms: bewitchment (n), captivation (n), enthrallment (n), fascination (n), spell (n), trance (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Love | Yearning, gr/eros/gr, tender passion, amour; gyneolatry; gallantry, passion, flame, devotion, fervor, enthusiasm, transport of love, rapture, enchantment, infatuation, adoration, idolatry. |
Pain | Attraction; (motive); attractiveness, attractability; invitingness; Adjective: harm, fascination, enchantment, witchery, seduction, winning ways, amenity, amiability; winsomeness. |
Pleasure | Happiness, felicity, bliss; beatitude, beautification; enchantment, transport, rapture, ravishment, ecstasy; summum bonum; paradise, elysium; ( heaven); third heaven, seventh heaven, cloud nine; unalloyed happiness; hedonics, hedonism. |
Sorcery | Noun: sorcery; occult art, occult sciences; magic, the black art, necromancy, theurgy, thaumaturgy; demonology, demonomy, demonship; diablerie, bedevilment; witchcraft, witchery; glamor; fetishism, fetichism, feticism; ghost dance, hoodoo; obi, obiism; voodoo, voodooism; Shamanism, vampirism; conjuration; bewitchery, exorcism, enchantment, mysticism, second sight, mesmerism, animal magnetism; od force, odylic force; electrobiology, clairvoyance; spiritualism, spirit rapping, table turning. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Enchantment |
| English words defined with "enchantment": disenchant, disenchanted, Disentrance, disillusion ♦ entrancement ♦ Incantatory ♦ Land of Enchantment ♦ Malefice ♦ ravishment ♦ Spellwork. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "enchantment": Gyneth ♦ Osmand. (references) |
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Screenplays | There was time between the waning age of enchantment and the dawning age of logic when dragons flew the skies, free and unencumbered. (The Flight of Dragons; writing credit: Peter Dickinson; Gordon R. Dickson) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Enchantment (1948) The Land of Enchantment Spain (1918) Enchantment (1916) A Florida Enchantment (1914) Last Enchantment (1995) | |
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Lucretius | From the very fountain of enchantment there arises a taste of bitterness to spread anguish amongst the flowers. |
Plato | Whatever deceives men seems to produce a magical enchantment. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Her rosy lips babbled with enchantment. |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | An enchantment of the heart! |
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| "Enchantment" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.35% of the time. "Enchantment" is used about 153 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.35% | 152 | 25,494 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.65% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 153 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "enchantment": land of Enchantment. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "enchantment"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | tërheqje (affinity, allurement, appeal, appetence, appetency, attraction, attractiveness, crush, draw, drawing, enticement, haul, jerk, lure, magnetization, pull, pullback, recall, recession, recoil, retirement, retraction, retreat, revocation, strain, stretch, tow, traction, tug, withdrawal), magji (bewitchment, black magic, cantrip, conjuration, glamor, glamour, hex, incantation, magic, medicine, necromancy, pishogue, sorcery, spell, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry), magjepsje (bewitchment, charm, diabolism, fascination, glamor, glamour, mystique, rapture, ravishment, witchery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | سحر (attractiveness, bedevil, bewitch, bewitchment, catch, charm, conjure, diablerie, enamor, enamour, fascinate, fascination, glamor, glamour, incantation, infatuation, loveliness, magic, magnetize, matinee, mesmerize, necromancy, overlook, pleasantness, prestige, quaintness, ravishment, relish, smite, sorcery, spell, spellbind, temptation, weirdness, witch, witchcraft, witchery, wiz, wizardry, zest), إفتنان (adoration, rave), شىء ساحر. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | очарование (allurement, charm, fascination, glamor, glamour), омагьосване (fascination), обаяние (charm, fascination, glamor, glamour, lure, magic), магия (bewitchment, black art, cantrip, charm, conjuration, hex, magic, necromancy, obi, theurgy, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry), прелест (beauty, loveliness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "法 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | okouzlení (bewitchment, fascination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | toverý (magic, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | sorĉado (magic, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tenho (charm, fascination, glamour), lumous (charm, spell), ihastus (delight), hurmaus (charm, fascination). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | ensorcellement, enchantement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verzauberung (bewitchment), bezauberung (bewitchment, captivation, delight), zauber (charm, delusion, incantation, magic, sorcery, spell, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | לבוב (cordate, fascination, laminated, ravishing of the heart, wrapped up), קסם (allure, charm, divination, fascination, glamor, glamour, magic, spell, witchcraft), כשוף (bewitched, enchanted, incantation, magic, sorcery, spell, witchcraft, witchery). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | varázslás (incantation, necromancy, sorcery, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry), varázs (allurement, appeal, attraction, blandishments, charisma, enthralment, fascination, lure, seduction, spell), bűvölet (charm, enthralment, hex, witchcraft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pesona (captivation, dazzle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | magia (charm, fascination, glamor, glamour, magic, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry), incanto (allurement, auction, charm, glamor, glamour, incantation, magic, spell, witchery), incantesimo (charm, conjuration, glamor, glamour, incantation, spell). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 惑 (fascination, glamour, seduction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | "わく (fascination, glamour, seduction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | taitnys (agreeableness, amenity, amenity of person, congeniality, delectation, enjoyment, gladness, pleasure, treat, treat pleasure), pishagys (magic), obbeeys (charming, incantation, magic, occultism, sorcery, spell-casting, witchcraft, wizardry), druiaghtys (conjuring), drualtys (fascination, glamour, magic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | fortryllelse (glamour). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | enchantmentay encanto (allurement, amenity, appeal, attraction, beauty, bewitchment, charm, delectation, delight, dribblet, endeavor, enticement, grace, loveliness, medicine, niceness, pleasantry, prettiness, rapture, ravishment, relish, seduction, sorcery, spell, style, witchcraft, witchery), encantamento (Abracadabra, charm, conjuration, glamor, glamour, incantation, juju, magic, spell), feitiço (Abracadabra, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, fetishist, hexagon, incantation, juju, sorcery, witchcraft, witchery), arrebatador (catchy, enthrone, entrancing, fairy, impetuous, magic, magical, orphic, rapturous, ravishing, ripping, thrilling, vibrant). (various references) vrajã (allurement, charm, glamor, glamour, incantation, relish, spell, witchery), farmec (allurement, amenity, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charm, delight, endearment, enticement, fascination, glamor, glamour, grace, loveliness, lure, relish, salt, seduction, sex appeal, spell, spicery, witchery), încântare (amusement, charm, delight, pleasuring, rapture, ravishing, ravishment). (various references) очарование (allure, bewitchment, charm, fascination, glamor, glamour, loveliness). (various references) čarolija (black magic, magic, spell). (various references) encantamiento. (various references) takrusani (magic, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry), mapokro (magic, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry). (various references) uchawi (magic, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry). (various references) trolleri (cantrip, conjuring, legerdemain, magic, sleight of hand, sorcery, witchcraft, wizardry), förtrollning (charm, Faerie, faery, fascination, glamor, glamour, spell). (various references) การลุ่มหลง. (various references) sihir (charm, conjuration, fascination, glamor, glamour, incantation, magic, sorcery, sortilege, spell, witchery), keyif (bliss, cheer, conviviality, delight, exhilaration, glee, high spirits, humor, humour, joviality, joy, Kef, pleasure, rejoicing, temper), haz (delight, elation, enjoyment, gratification, gusto, indulgence, joy, pleasure, rejoicing, relish), cezbetme (bait, captivation), cazibe (allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, charm, charms, desirability, draw, drawing power, enticement, fascination, feminene charms, gilt, glamor, glamour, gravitation, it, lure, magnetism, oomph, romance, seduction, witchery), büyüleme (allure, allurement, captivation, casting a spell, enthrallment, enthralment, spell), büyü (charm, fascination, glamor, glamour, hex, hoodoo, incantation, magic, maya, medicine, romance, sorcery, sortilege, spell, the black art, voodoo, witchcraft, witchery). (various references) чаклунство (conjury, hoodoo, incantation, magic, medicine, necromancy, voodoo, witchcraft, witchery), магія (magic), зачарування (allurement, nympholepsy). (various references) trạng thái bị bỏ bùa mê điều l m say mê, sự vui thích (delight, fun), sự say mê (addiction, eagerness, keenness, rage, self-absorption), sự bỏ bùa mê, điều l m vui thích. (various references) hudoliaeth (allurement), hud (charm, illusion, magic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | carmen, incantatio, incantationes, incantationibus, magia. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | faerie. (various references) |
| Scottish | 1300-Modern | gramarye. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Ecclesiastes Chapter 10, Verse 11 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ean dakh o ofiV en ou yiqurismw kai ouk estin perisseia tw epadonti |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Si mordeat serpens in silentio nihil eo minus habet qui occulte detrahit |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | If the eddere bijte in silence, no thing lasse than he hath, that priueli bacbiteth. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power. |
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| Language | Ecclesiastes Chapter 10, Verse 11 |
| Bulgarian | Ако ухапе змията преди да бъде омаяна, Тогава няма полза от омайвача.(Или: Наистина, ако няма омайване, змията ще ухапе; и клеветникът не е по-добър) |
| Cebuano | Kong ang sawa mopaak sa dili pa kini lamaton, nan walay kapuslanan ang maglalamat. |
| Chinese | 未 行 法 " 以 先 、 蛇 若 ' 人 、 後 行 法 " 也 是 無 益 。 |
| Croatian | Ako zmija ujede prije èaranja, ništa onda opèaratelj ne koristi. |
| Danish | Bider en Slange, før den besværges, har Besværgeren ingen Gavn af sin Kunst. |
| Dutch | Indien de slang gebeten heeft, eer der bezwering geschied is, dan is er geen nuttigheid voor den allerwelsprekendsten bezweerder. |
| Finnish | Jos käärme puree silloin, kun sitä ei ole lumottu, ei lumoojalla ole hyötyä taidostaan. |
| French | Si le serpent mord faute d`enchantement, il n`y a point d`avantage pour l`enchanteur. |
| German | Ein Schwätzer ist nichts Besseres als eine Schlange, die ohne Beschwörung sticht. |
| Haitian Creole | Ou te mèt konn chame sèpan, sa p'ap sèvi ou anyen si ou kite l' gen tan mòde ou. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kalau ular menggigit sebelum dijinakkan dengan mantera, maka pawang ular tak ada lagi gunanya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Jikalau ular memagut dahulu dari pada dipakai penawar, maka tiada berguna lagi tukang penawar yang terpandai. |
| Italian | Se il serpente morde prima d'essere incantato, non c'è niente da fare per l'incantatore. |
| Korean | 방 을 ' 기 에 뱀 에 게 물 으 면 객 은 무 용 하 니 라 |
| Maori | Ki te ngau te nakahi i te mea kiano i whakawaia, kahore hoki he painga o te kaiwhakawai. |
| Modern Greek | Εαν ο οφις δαγκανη χωρις συριγμου, πλην και ο συκοφαντης καλητερος δεν ειναι. |
| Norwegian | Når ormen biter uten besvergelse*, har tungens eier** ingen nytte av den. # <* før besvergelsen har funnet sted; SLM 58, 6.> # <** besvergeren.> |
| Portuguese | Se a cobra morder antes de estar encantada, não há vantagem no encantador. |
| Rumanian | Cknd muwcq warpele, fiindcq n`a fost vrqjit, vrqjitorul n`are niciun ckwtig din mewtewugul lui. |
| Russian | еУМЙ ЪНЕК ХЦБМЙФ 'ЕЪ ЪБЗПЧБТЙЧБОЙС, ФП ОЕ МХЮЫЕ ЕЗП Й ЪМПСЪЩЮОЩК. |
| Spanish | Si la serpiente muerde antes de ser encantada, de nada sirve el encantador. |
| Swedish | Om ormen får stinga, innan han har blivit tjusad, så har besvärjaren intet gagn av sin konst. |
| Thai | ถ้างูขบเสียก่อนที่ทำให้มันเชื่อง หมองูก็ไม่เป็นประโยชน์อะไรแล้ว |
| Ukrainian | Коли вкусить гадюка перед закляттям, тоді ворожбит не потрібний. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "enchantment": enchantments. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "enchantment": disenchantment. (additional references) | |
Words containing "enchantment": disenchantments. (additional references) | |
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"Enchantment" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: enchantmant, ensheathment, inchantment. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "enchantment" (pronounced enkha"ntmunt) |
| 9 | -n kh a" n t m u n t | disenchantment. |
| 6 | -n t m u n t | appointment, contentment, disappointment, ointment, presentment, reappointment, resentment. |
| 5 | -t m u n t | abatement, adjustment, allotment, apartment, assortment, commitment, compartment, comportment, department, deportment, disinvestment, divestment, enactment, enlistment, excitement, incitement, indictment, investment, maltreatment, misstatement, mistreatment, overstatement, readjustment, recruitment, reenactment, reinstatement, reinvestment, restatement, statement, treatment, understatement. |
| 4 | -m u n t | abandonment, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adjournment, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, amazement, amendment, amusement, announcement, annulment, antigovernment, appeasement, apportionment, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, assessment, assignment, astonishment, atonement, attachment, attainment, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, claimant, Clement, commandment, commencement, complement, concealment, condiment, confinement, consignment, containment, copayment, curtailment, debarment, debasement, deferment, deployment, derailment, detachment, determent, detriment, development, diminishment, disagreement, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discouragement, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, dismantlement, dismemberment, displacement, dormant, easement, element, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emplacement, employment, empowerment, encampment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, escapement, escarpment, establishment, estrangement, excrement, experiment, extinguishment, figment, filament, formant, fragment, fulfillment, garment, garnishment, government, harassment, impairment, impeachment, impediment, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, inclement, increment, inducement, informant, infotainment, infringement, installment, instrument, integument, internment, intersegment, involvement, judgement, judgment, ligament, management, measurement, micromanagement, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, moment, monument, movement, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nourishment, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overpayment, parchment, parliament, pavement, payment, pigment, placement, postponement, postretirement, predicament, prejudgment, prepayment, procurement, pronouncement, punishment, puzzlement, realignment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, redeployment, redevelopment, reemployment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, regiment, reimbursement, reinforcement, repayment, replacement, replenishment, requirement, resettlement, retirement, retrenchment, rudiment, sacrament, sediment, segment, sentiment, settlement, shipment, supplement, temperament, tenement, testament, tournament, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, unemployment, vehement, wonderment. |
| 3 | -u n t | aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accountant, adherent, adjacent, adjutant, adolescent, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, ambient, ambivalent, ancient, antecedent, antidepressant, antioxidant, apparent, applicant, ardent, argent, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assistant, astringent, attendant, belligerent, beneficent, benevolent, blatant, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, clairvoyant, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, compliant, component, concomitant, concurrent, confident, confluent, consequent, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, contaminant, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, dependent, depressant, descendant, descendent, despondent, detergent, determinant, deterrent, deviant, different, diligent, discordant, disinfectant, disobedient, dispersant, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, docent, dominant, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, elephant, eloquent, emergent, emigrant, eminent, entrant, equivalent, errant, esculent, evanescent, evident, excellent, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, exponent, extant, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, gallant, giant, grandiloquent, grandparent, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impatient, impertinent, important, impotent, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, incumbent, indecent, independent, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, indulgent, inefficient, infant, infrequent, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, instant, insufficient, insurgent, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, merchant, migrant, militant, miscreant, monovalent, mordant, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nonresident, nonviolent, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, outpatient, overconfident, oxidant, pageant, parent, participant, patent, patient, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, piquant, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prescient, present, prevalent, proficient, prominent, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, pursuant, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, reagent, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recurrent, redundant, refrigerant, Regent, registrant, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repellent, repentant, repugnant, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, reverent, rodent, ruminant, salient, seafront, sealant, semipermanent, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, tenant, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-h-m-n-n-n-t-t" | |
-2 letters: enactment. | |
-4 letters: canteen, cementa, enchant, enhance, etchant, machete, manchet, methane, thecate. | |
-5 letters: achene, anthem, cement, cetane, ethane, hetman, manche, menace, metate, neaten, tenace, tenant, thecae, thence. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-h-m-n-n-n-t-t" | |
+1 letter: enchantments. | |
+3 letters: disenchantment. | |
+4 letters: disenchantments. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 6E 63 68 61 6E 74 6D 65 6E 74 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references). -. -.-. .... .- -. - -- . -. - |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01101110 01100011 01101000 01100001 01101110 01110100 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E n c h a n t m e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 006E 0063 0068 0061 006E 0074 006D 0065 006E 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3980697467808679718086 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Images: Photo Album 8. Quotations: Familiar | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Usage Frequency 11. Expressions 12. Expressions: Internet | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Translations: Ancient 15. Bible Trace 16. Derivations | 17. Rhymes 18. Anagrams 19. Orthography 20. Bibliography |
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