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Noun: charm chaa(r)m- Attractiveness that interests, pleases or stimulates
"his smile was part of his charm to her"; - appeal, appealingness - A verbal formula believed to have magical force
"inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese"; - spell, magic spell, magical spell - Something believed to bring good luck
- good luck charm - (physics) one of the six flavours of quark, the third most massive of all quarks
- A small trinket on a bracelet or necklace
Verb: charm chaa(r)m- Cause rapt attraction or admiration; attract love
"She charmed all the men's hearts"; - capture, enamour [Brit, Cdn], trance, catch, becharm [archaic], enamor [US], captivate, beguile, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant - Control by magic spells, as by practising witchcraft
- becharm [archaic] - Protect through supernatural powers or charms
- Induce into action by using one's charm
"She charmed him into giving her all his money"; - influence, tempt
Derived forms: charming, charms, charmed Type of: appeal, article, attract, attractiveness, command, control, flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], language, object, oral communication, persuade, physical object, protect, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication Encyclopedia: Charm, Ohio |