What does incanto in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word incanto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use incanto in Italian.

The word incanto in Italian means auction, fascination, charm, lure, enchantment, spell, enchant, bewitch, charm, enchant, bewitch, charm, jam, daydream, put up for auction, as if by magic, out of the blue, out of thin air, as if by magic, magically, be in bliss. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word incanto

auction

sostantivo maschile (vendita all'asta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il lotto di vestiti sarà venduto all'incanto la settimana prossima.

fascination, charm, lure

sostantivo maschile (fascino, grazia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le movenze della ballerina erano un incanto.

enchantment, spell

sostantivo maschile (incantesimo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I poteri del cavaliere sono frutto di un incanto.

enchant, bewitch, charm

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (ammaliare, conquistare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Lo incantò con le sue dolci parole, ma in realtà puntava ai suoi soldi.

enchant, bewitch, charm

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (affascinare) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Quello spettacolo mi ha incantato.

jam

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (macchinari, meccanismi) (mechanism)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Non capisco perché il computer si incanta ogni settimana.

daydream

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (pensare rimanendo immobile)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Perché vi siete tutti incantati?

put up for auction

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (non comune (mettere all'incanto)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
L'immobile sarà incantato al miglior offerente.

as if by magic, out of the blue, out of thin air

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

as if by magic, magically

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

be in bliss

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