Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of beguiling; the state of being beguiled.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.
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- noun The characteristic of being
beguiled .
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- noun an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
- noun magnetic personal charm
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Examples
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Alhambra, or the narratives of the brilliant exploits of New World explorers; surrender yourself to the flowing current of his transparent style, and you are conscious of a beguilement which is the crowning excellence of all lighter literature, for which we have no word but “charm.”
Washington Irving 2004
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Alhambra, or the narratives of the brilliant exploits of New World explorers; surrender yourself to the flowing current of his transparent style, and you are conscious of a beguilement which is the crowning excellence of all lighter literature, for which we have no word but
Washington Irving Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Alhambra, or the narratives of the brilliant exploits of New World explorers; surrender yourself to the flowing current of his transparent style, and you are conscious of a beguilement which is the crowning excellence of all lighter literature, for which we have no word but
Washington Irving Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Alhambra, or the narratives of the brilliant exploits of New World explorers; surrender yourself to the flowing current of his transparent style, and you are conscious of a beguilement which is the crowning excellence of all lighter literature, for which we have no word but
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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Open by chance and read almost anywhere in his score of books, ” it may be the “Tour on the Prairies,” the familiar dream of the Alhambra, or the narratives of the brilliant exploits of New World explorers; surrender yourself to the flowing current of his transparent style, and you are conscious of a beguilement which is the crowning excellence of all lighter literature, for which we have no word but “charm.”
Washington Irving Warner, Charles D 1881
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Don is especially receptive to Megan's beguilement after settling affairs at Anna's house and getting the ring from Stephanie.
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She was such an intriguing mixture of innocence and sensuality, guile and beguilement.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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She was such an intriguing mixture of innocence and sensuality, guile and beguilement.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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She was such an intriguing mixture of innocence and sensuality, guile and beguilement.
Much Ado About Marriage Karen Hawkins 2010
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On the whole, beguilement by a teenage bad boy, however courtly his manner, doesn't lead to eternal love; nor is self-abnegation a reliable route to bliss.
whichbe commented on the word beguilement
The ability to manipulate people's minds and trick them into thinking or doing things.
May 15, 2008