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animal magnetism

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animal magnetism
n.
1. A special personal power or presence held to facilitate the hypnotism of others.
2. Magnetic personal charm.
3. Sex appeal.
animal magnetism
n
1. Sometimes facetious the quality of being attractive, esp to members of the opposite sex
2. Obsolete hypnotism
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.animal magnetism - magnetic personal charm
beguilement, bewitchery
attractiveness - sexual allure


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You seem to have a sort of genius for establishing relations with people--seempathy, I suppose, or animal magnetism, or youthful vitality, or something.
The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
It is what you in the West used to call animal magnetism, but it is much more than that.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
For her own part, she had reason to believe that he practised animal magnetism, and, if such things were in fashion nowadays, should be apt to suspect him of studying the Black Art up there in his lonesome chamber.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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