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charm  (chärm)

n.

1. The power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness: a breezy tropical setting of great charm.

2. A particular quality that attracts; a delightful characteristic: A mischievous grin was among the child's many charms.

3. A small ornament, such as one worn on a bracelet.

4. An item worn for its supposed magical benefit, as in warding off evil; an amulet.

5. An action or formula thought to have magical power.

6. The chanting of a magic word or verse; incantation.

7. Physics A quantum property of the charm quark whose conservation explains the absence of certain strange-particle decay modes and that accounts for the longevity of the J particle.

v. charmed, charm·ing, charms

v.tr.

1. To attract or delight greatly: the simple elegance of the meal charmed the guests.

2. To induce by using strong personal attractiveness: charmed the guard into admitting them without invitations.

3. To cast or seem to cast a spell on; bewitch.

v.intr.

1. To be alluring or pleasing.

2. To function as an amulet or charm.

3. To use magic spells.

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[Middle English charme, magic spell, from Old French, from Latin carmen, incantation; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

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charming·ly adv.

charmless adj.

Synonyms: charm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, entrance², fascinate
These verbs mean to attract strongly or irresistibly: manners that charmed the old curmudgeon; delicacies that beguile even the most discerning gourmet; a performance that bewitched the audience; a novel that captivates its readers; a child who enchanted his grandparents; music that entrances its listeners; a celebrity who fascinated his interviewer.

Antonym: repel

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charm

Noun

1. the quality of attracting, fascinating, or delighting people

2. a trinket worn on a bracelet

3. a small object worn for supposed magical powers

4. a magic spell

Verb

1. to attract, fascinate, or delight

2. to influence or obtain by personal charm: you can easily be charmed into changing your mind

3. to protect as if by magic: a charmed life [Latin carmen song]

charmer n
charmless adj

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charm  (chärm)

1. One of the flavors of quarks, contributing to the charm numbera quantum numberfor hadrons.

2. 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. See more at flavor.

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Charm a medley of goldfinches, 1430; the blended voices of a choir; a noise or confusion of voices as of children or birds.

Examples: charm of angels, 1530; of birds [a group of singing birds]; of choristers; of goldfinches, 1430.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	charm - attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his smile was part of his appeal to her" appealingness, appeal attractiveness - sexual allure siren call, siren song - the enticing appeal of something alluring but potentially dangerous; "he succumbed to the siren call of the wilderness" winsomeness - childlike charm or appeal
	2.	charm - a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese" magic spell, magical spell, spell speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" conjuration, incantation - a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect hex, jinx, whammy, curse - an evil spell; "a witch put a curse on his whole family"; "he put the whammy on me"
	3.	charm - something believed to bring good luck good luck charm object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" amulet, talisman - a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease fetich, voodoo, juju, fetish, hoodoo - a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
	4.	charm - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark flavour, flavor - (physics) the six kinds of quarks high energy physics, high-energy physics, particle physics - the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
Verb	1.	charm - attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's hearts" bewitch, captivate, enamor, enamour, entrance, trance, enchant, becharm, beguile, capture, fascinate, catch hold - hold the attention of; "The soprano held the audience"; "This story held our interest"; "She can hold an audience spellbound" attract, appeal - be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" work - gratify and charm, usually in order to influence; "the political candidate worked the crowds"
	2.	charm - control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft becharm glamour, hex, jinx, witch, bewitch, enchant - cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
	3.	charm - protect through supernatural powers or charms protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain"
	4.	charm - induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him into giving her all his money" influence, tempt persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" magnetise, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind, magnetize, bewitch - attract strongly, as if with a magnet; "She magnetized the audience with her tricks"

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charm

noun 1. attraction, appeal, fascination, allure, magnetism, desirability, allurement << OPPOSITE repulsiveness

noun 2. trinket,

noun 3. talisman, amulet, lucky piece, good-luck piece, fetish

noun 4. spell, magic, enchantment, sorcery, makutu N.Z.

verb 5. attract, win, please, delight, fascinate, absorb, entrance, win over, enchant, captivate, beguile, allure, bewitch, ravish, mesmerize, enrapture, enamour << OPPOSITE repel

6. persuade, seduce, coax, beguile, cajole, sweet-talk (informal)

Translations

charm [tʃɑːm] n → encanto, atractivo (= spell); hechizo (= object); amuleto

vt → encantar; hechizar

charm [tʃɑːm] n → charme m;

(on bracelet) → breloque f

vt → charmer, enchanter

charm [tʃɑːm] n → Charme m;

(to bring good luck) → Talisman m;

(on bracelet etc) → Anhänger m

vt → bezaubern

charm [tʃɑːm] n → fascino;

(on bracelet) → ciondolo

vt → affascinare, incantare

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charm

n charm [tʃaːm]

1 (a) pleasant quality or attraction Her charm made up for her lack of beauty. sjarme سِحْر، فِتْنَه обаяние šarm, půvab charme der Charme γοητεία encanto sarm جذابیت؛ گیرایی viehätysvoima charme חֵן सुंदरता čarolije, čari báj pesona (yndis)þokki fascino 魅力 매력 žavesys burvība; šarms; pievilcība daya tarikan charme sjarm, ynde wdzięk encanto farmec обаяние pôvab čar, šarm šarm charm เสน่ห์ çekicilik, sevimlilik 魅力 чарівність, шарм کشش sự duyên dáng 魅力

2 a magical spell The witch recited a charm. betowering تَعْويذَه магия kouzlo trylleord die Zauberformel μάγια hechizo loits سحر؛ جادو loitsu sortilège קֶסֶם जादू čarolije, čini varázslat mantera galdraþula formula magica, incantesimo 魔法 주문 užkeikimas burvestība mentera toverspreuk trylleord zaklęcie encantamento descântec заклинание kúzlo urok čarolija trollformel เวทมนตร์ büyü, tılsımlı söz 魔力 магічне заклинання دل فیبی ، سحر lời thần chú 魔力

3 something believed to have the power of magic or good luck She wore a lucky charm. gelukbringer رُقْيَه амулет talisman amulet das Amulett φυλαχτό amuleto amulett طلسم amuletti fétiche קָמֵיע जादू čar, šarm, privlačnost amulett azimat töfragripur amuleto, talismano お守り 부적 talismanas talismans tangkal azimat amulet amulett maskotka amuleto amuletă талисман talizman talisman amajlija amulett เครื่องรางของขลัง nazarlık, muska 護身符等 талісман خوش قسمتی کی نشانی ہونا bùa 护身符等

4 a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet. snuistery زينَه على سِلسِلَهأو إسْوارَه висулка amulet vedhæng; charm der Anhänger χαϊμαλί, γούρι amuleto ripats زیورآلات קָמֵיע तावीज amulet, talisman (szerencsét hozó) medál hiasan pada gelang/rantai ciondolo （腕輪などにつける）小さな飾り pakabutis, karulys amulets tangkal gelukshanger anheng брелок ozdoba obesek privezak berlock เครื่องประดับ uğur 小飾物 амулет چھوٹا جانور dây chuyền hoặc vòng cổ tay 小饰物

v

1 to attract and delight He can charm any woman. bekoor يَسْحَرُ، يَفْتِنُ пленявам okouzlit charmere bezaubern γοητεύω encantar, cautivar, embelesar võluma شیفته کردن؛ محسور کردن hurmata charmer לְהַקסִים मोहित करना opčiniti, očarati elbűvöl memikat heilla affascinare 魅する 황홀하게 하다 (su)žavėti apburt; valdzināt memikat charmeren sjarmere, henrykke oczarować, zaklinać encantar a fermeca очаровывать okúzliť očarati šarmirati charmera, charma ใช้เสน่ห์ büyülemek, cezbetmek 迷住 (за)чарувати رجھا لینا ، لبھانا làm mê hoặc 迷住

2 to influence by magic He charmed the snake from its basket. aanlok يَرْقي (الحَيايا) омагьосвам vyčarovat (for-)trylle verzaubern γητεύω encantar, hechizar välja meelitama طلسم کردن taikoa charmer לְכָשֵף सम्मोहित करना začarati bűvöl mempesona töfra, galdra incantare, ammaliare 魔法をかける 마술을 걸어 ...하게 하다 (už)kerėti noburt; izburt memukau (be)toveren (for)trylle czarować, zaklinać encantar a face vrăji заклинать vyčarovať začarati; ukrotiti (kačo) zamađijati förtrolla, tjusa สะกดด้วยเวทมนตร์คาถา denetimine almak, yönetmek （用魔力）控制 заклинати سحر میں گرفتار کرنا phù phép （用魔力）控制

adj ˈcharming

very attractive a charming smile. sjarmant, bekoorlik ساحِر، فَتّان، جَذّاب прелестен okouzlující, půvabný indtagende; charmerende bezaubernd γοητευτικός encantador võluv بسیار جذاب viehättävä charmant מַקסִים मोहक čaroban, divan bájos menarik töfrandi, heillandi affascinante 魅力的な 매력적인 žavus apburošs; valdzinošs menawan charmant fortryllende, sjarmerende, deilig, yndig uroczy encantador fermecător очаровательный pôvabný očarljiv šarmantan förtjusande, charmig ที่มีเสน่ห์ çekici, alımlı 迷人的,嬌媚的 чарівний پُر کشش ، دلکش quyến rũ 迷人的,娇媚的

adv ˈcharmingly

sjarmant بِصورَةٍ ساحِرَه/ فاتِنَه очарователно půvabně charmerende; fortryllende bezaubernd γοητευτικά con encanto võluvalt با جذابیت viehättävästi de façon charmante בְּאוֹפֵן מָקִסים सम्मोहनपूर्वक čaroban, dražestan bűbájosan manis á heillandi hátt in modo affascinante 魅力的に 매력적으로 žaviai apburoši; valdzinoši dengan menawan charmant fortryllende, yndig uroczo com encanto fermecător очаровательно pôvabne očarljivo šarmantno förtjusande, charmigt อย่างมีเสน่ห์ sevimli / cana yakın bir şekilde 迷人地 чарівно دلکشی سے một cách quyến rũ 迷人地