enchantment

[ en-chant-muhnt, -chahnt- ]

/ ɛnˈtʃænt mənt, -ˈtʃɑnt- /

the art, act, or an instance of enchanting.

the state of being enchanted.

something that enchants: Music is an enchantment that never fails.

Origin of enchantment

1250–1300; Middle English enchantement < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin incantāmentum. See enchant, -ment

1 magic, sorcery, fascination, witchery.

3 spell, charm.

But I also want jazz to be loved and enjoyed, to serve as a source of enchantment and delight.

What’s With This Uncool Surge in Jazz Bashing? |Ted Gioia |November 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But as the years go on, you learn about the oily machinery that manufactures all that enchantment.

I Joined the Peace Corps Because of Angelina Jolie |Sean Smith |January 19, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
This is true magic—the enchantment of love, memory, obsession, and the flawed attempts of human beings to understand themselves.

Walter Mosley's Reading List |Walter Mosley |March 24, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
She is the author of a novel, Enchantment, and a collection of essays, Dreaming of Hitler.

The Sexism Revival |Daphne Merkin |November 19, 2008 |DAILY BEAST

The houses seemed to acquire from the gray and silver web of October enchantment a mysterious immensity.

Carnival |Compton Mackenzie
For notwithstanding the misery of such reflections, there is an enchantment in this remorse, which fixes them to the spot.

Adventures in the Moon, and Other Worlds |John Russell Russell
Seated under the bower of jasmine and honeysuckle I felt as if I were experiencing the enchantment of paradise, of another Eden.

The Story of a Child |Pierre Loti
Very gradually the heavens clear, till at last a blue sky and warm sunshine bring out all the enchantment of the scene.

The Roof of France |Matilda Betham-Edwards
Every cadence and vibration of that voice was to him enchantment—he could not choose but pause.

The Cock and Anchor |Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

enchantment

/ (ɪnˈtʃɑːntmənt) /

the act of enchanting or state of being enchanted

a magic spell or act of witchcraft

great charm or fascination