beguiled

1 7.7

You feel charmed and full of wonder

adjective
/bɪˈɡaɪld/

: encantado

The children were beguiled by the magician's tricks, watching in awe as he performed them.

Examples

She was completely beguiled by the enchanting music that filled the concert hall.
I was beguiled by the breathtaking views of the mountains during our hike.
And I am still beguiled by this beautiful thing called sleep at Night.
And he completely had me, I don't know, beguiled by the stories about the ingredients.

Synonyms

delighted

vsbeguiled

228 1.0

Feeling very happy about something good

is closer to captivation and charm, not just simple pleasure alone

fascinated

vsbeguiled

170 2.1

Very interested and unable to stop paying attention

is more about pleasant charm and wonder rather than mere focused interest

charmed

vsbeguiled

49 4.2

Feeling very pleased and attracted by something, as if under a spell

is similar but often stresses simple delight and pleasant captivation

enchanted

vsbeguiled

43 5.6

Under a magic spell or having a very pleasant, magical feeling

is similar but stresses social charm and attraction rather than magical quality

mesmerized

vsbeguiled

26 6.0

Unable to look away because something is very interesting

is about gentle delight and charm rather than trance or spellbound focus

enamored

vsbeguiled

26 6.8

Very much in love with a person, place, or thing

is about general delight and charm rather than romantic or excessive love

captivated

vsbeguiled

19 3.9

Very interested and pleased so you cannot stop watching or listening

is more about gentle charm and wonder rather than mere interest

enthralled

vsbeguiled

16 6.9

Very interested and full of wonder, unable to look away

is less fully absorbed and suggests lighter charm and pleasure

rapt

vsbeguiled

Formal

11 7.5

Fully focused and very interested in something

is similar but focuses more on charm and delight than strict attention

entranced

vsbeguiled

10 5.8

Amazed and very happy so you cannot look away

is more about gentle charm and delight rather than fixed attention

hypnotized

vsbeguiled

9 5.3

Your attention is fixed as if under a spell

is less clinical or trance like, more about gentle charm and wonder

spellbound

vsbeguiled

8 5.2

So interested that you cannot stop watching or listening

is similar but often suggests milder charm instead of magical fixation

enraptured

vsbeguiled

Literature

5 7.2

Full of great joy and wonder

is milder and more about gentle charm than being carried away

wonder-struck

vsbeguiled

1 7.2

Feeling very amazed by something beautiful or strange

is more about being charmed and delighted rather than pure amazement

enrapt

vsbeguiled

Literature

1 7.8

Feeling great joy and deep interest

is milder, implying charm and wonder rather than intense joy

Antonyms

unimpressed

19 4.0

Not thinking something is good or interesting

disenchanted

14 6.1

No longer believing something is good or special after seeing the truth

How Charmed

enchanted

43 5.6

beguiled

1 7.7

charmed

49 4.2

pleased

693 1.0

interested

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

beguiled positive

Morphology

beguiled = beguile (transparent) = be + guile + ed

The form is the regular past-participle formation from the verb 'beguile' (be- + guile) with -ed; the adjectival meaning 'charmed/deceived' follows directly from the verb.

Etymology

The word beguiled comes from the part be- plus the word guile, which meant 'trick' or 'deceive', so it originally meant 'to charm by tricking'. That's why when someone is beguiled they are held by charm or wonder, often with a hint of being fooled.