bewitchingnessn.
/bᵻˈwɪtʃɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /bəˈwɪtʃɪŋnᵻs/, /biˈwɪtʃɪŋnᵻs/ The state or quality of being bewitching; charm.
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the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > fascination or enchantment > quality
bewitchingness1669
charmingness1727
charm1830
enchantingness1879
1669 R. Venning Sin 338 Great men cannot sin at a little or low rate, because they are examples; the sins of Commanders, are commanding sins; sins of Rulers, ruling sins; sins of Teachers, teaching sins: there is a kind of sorcery and bewitchingness goes along with such examples.
1819 London Lit. Gaz. 18 Sept. 605/3 The expanding rose just bursting into beauty has an irresistible bewitchingness.
2005 Keats-Shelley Jrnl. 54 143 While ‘To Constantia’ celebrates the bewitchingness of music, neither Constantia nor her music are overtly idealized.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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