BEGUILEMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does beguilement mean? 

• BEGUILEMENT (noun)
  The noun BEGUILEMENT has 2 senses:

1. magnetic personal charm

2. an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

  Familiarity information: BEGUILEMENT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BEGUILEMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Magnetic personal charm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

animal magnetism; beguilement; bewitchery

Hypernyms ("beguilement" is a kind of...):

attractiveness (sexual allure)

Derivation:

beguile (attract; cause to be enamored)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

beguilement; distraction

Hypernyms ("beguilement" is a kind of...):

amusement; entertainment (an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention)