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incantatory

UK
/ˌɪn.kænˈteɪ.tər.i/
US
/ˌɪn.kænˈteɪ.tɔːr.i/

Translations

incantatoryadjective
more incantatory
Comp.
most incantatory
Super.
UK
/ˌɪn.kænˈteɪ.tər.i/
US
/ˌɪn.kænˈteɪ.tɔːr.i/
incantatoireSe dit d’un effet, d’un langage ou d’un rythme qui évoque une incantation, avec une nuance magique ou envoûtante.
The poet's incantatory verses seemed to cast a spell over the audience, leaving them mesmerized.
Les vers incantatoires du poète semblaient jeter un sort sur le public, le laissant hypnotisé.
Additional translations
incantatoireAu sens figuré, pour une cadence, un ton ou une répétition presque psalmodiée, produisant un effet hypnotique.
Synonyms
magical
mystical
ritualistic
spellbinding
enchanting

Definitions

incantatoryadjective
Relating to or having the characteristics of an incantation; having a magical or enchanting effect.
The poet's incantatory verses seemed to cast a spell over the audience, leaving them mesmerized.
Employing or characterized by a repetitive, rhythmic, or chant-like quality that creates a hypnotic or mesmerizing effect, even without literal reference to magic.
The lecturer's incantatory cadence held the audience in rapt attention.
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