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charm

[ chahrm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty: the charm of a mountain lake.
charm of manner;
the charm of a mountain lake.
Synonyms: allurement, attractiveness
a trait or feature imparting this power.
charms, attractiveness.
a trinket to be worn on a bracelet, necklace, etc.
Synonyms: bauble
something worn or carried on one's person for its supposed magical effect; amulet.
Synonyms: talisman
any action supposed to have magical power.
Synonyms: spell, enchantment
the chanting or recitation of a magic verse or formula.
a verse or formula credited with magical power.
Synonyms: spell
Physics. a quantum number assigned the value +1 for one kind of quark, −1 for its antiquark, and 0 for all other quarks. : C Compare charmed quark.

verb (used with object)

to delight or please greatly by beauty, attractiveness, etc.; enchant:
She charmed us with her grace.
Synonyms: bewitch, allure, ravish, enrapture, entrance, captivate, fascinate
to act upon (someone or something) with or as with a compelling or magical force:
to charm a bird from a tree.
to endow with or protect by supernatural powers.
to gain or influence through personal charm:
He charmed a raise out of his boss.

verb (used without object)

to be fascinating or pleasing.
to use charms.
to act as a charm.

charm

[ chahrm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

British Dialect.

blended singing of birds, children, etc.

charm

/ tʃɑːm /

noun

the quality of pleasing, fascinating, or attracting people
a pleasing or attractive feature
a small object worn or kept for supposed magical powers of protection; amulet; talisman
a trinket worn on a bracelet
a magic spell; enchantment
a formula or action used in casting such a spell
physics an internal quantum number of certain elementary particles, used to explain some scattering experiments
like a charm
perfectly; successfully

verb

to attract or fascinate; delight greatly
to cast a magic spell on
to protect, influence, or heal, supposedly by magic
tr to influence or obtain by personal charm
he charmed them into believing him

charm

/ tʃɑːm /

noun

dialect.
a loud noise, as of a number of people chattering or of birds singing

charm

/ chärm /

One of the flavors of quarks, contributing to the charm number—a quantum number—for hadrons.
A charmed particle is a particle that contains at least one charmed quark or charmed antiquark. The charmed quark was hypothesized to account for the longevity of the J/psi particle and to explain differences in the behavior of leptons and hadrons.
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Other Word Forms

charm·ed·ly [chahr, -mid-lee], adverb
charmer noun
charmless adjective
charmless·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of charm¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English charme “magical verse or incantation,” from Old French, from Latin carmen “song, magical formula,” from unattested canmen (by dissimilation), equivalent to can(ere) “to sing” + -men noun suffix

Origin of charm²

First recorded in 1520–30 as cherme, dialect variant of chirm “noise, din,” perhaps associated with charm ¹( def ) (in the sense “chanting of a magic verse”)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of charm¹

C13: from Old French charme, from Latin carmen song, incantation, from canere to sing

Origin of charm²

C16: variant of chirm

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Idioms and Phrases

(charm the) pants off
work like a charm

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Example Sentences

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State visits, carried out on behalf of the UK government, are an eclectic mix of elaborate ceremony, charming the crowds, flying the flag for business, trying local food and addressing serious international diplomacy.

From BBC

Yes, I can confirm after a few hours playing games on it that the Switch 2 charms.

From Los Angeles Times

The Telegraph awarded it two stars, saying the charm of the video game was “nowhere to be found”, while the Guardian gave it just one star, saying it has “a cobbled-together feel”.

From BBC

It might sound heavy, but reviewers have praised the game's charming presentation, stop-motion-style animations, performances and music, even if most found the gameplay repetitive.

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I’m virtually certain Trump would tell us that he loves Europe — that is, he loves the idea of Europe as he thinks it used to be: picturesque, charming and distinctly second-rate.

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