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Charm

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Noun

1. appeal, appealingness, charm

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

Example Sentences:
'his smile was part of his appeal to her'

2. charm, magic spell, magical spell, spell

a verbal formula believed to have magical force

Example Sentences:
'he whispered a spell as he moved his hands'
'inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese'

3. charm, good luck charm

something believed to bring good luck

4. charm

(physics) one of the six flavors of quark

Verb

5. becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance

attract; cause to be enamored

Example Sentences:
'She captured all the men's hearts'

6. becharm, charm

control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

7. charm

protect through supernatural powers or charms

8. charm, influence, tempt

induce into action by using one's charm

Example Sentences:
'She charmed him into giving her all his money'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Charm

see synonyms of charm
noun
1. 
the quality of pleasing, fascinating, or attracting people
2. 
a pleasing or attractive feature
3. 
a small object worn or kept for supposed magical powers of protection; amulet; talisman
4. 
a trinket worn on a bracelet
5. 
a magic spell; enchantment
6. 
a formula or action used in casting such a spell
7. physics
an internal quantum number of certain elementary particles, used to explain some scattering experiments
8.  like a charm
verb
9. 
to attract or fascinate; delight greatly
10. 
to cast a magic spell on
11. 
to protect, influence, or heal, supposedly by magic
12. (transitive)
to influence or obtain by personal charm
he charmed them into believing him
noun
Southwest England dialect
a loud noise, as of a number of people chattering or of birds singing

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Charm

see synonyms of charm
noun
1. 
a. 
a chanted word, phrase, or verse assumed to have magic power to help or hurt; incantation
b. 
the chanting of such a word, phrase, or verse
2. 
any object assumed to have such power, as an amulet or talisman
3. 
any trinket worn as a decoration on a bracelet, necklace, watch chain, etc.
4. 
any action or gesture assumed to have magic power
5. 
a quality or feature in someone or something that attracts or delights people
6.  Particle Physics
an individuating property of quarks and other elementary particles: it is expressed as a quantum number, with +1 used of a particle that has charm (charmed particle) and 0 used of one that does not
verb transitive
7. 
to act on as though by magic; seemingly cast a spell on
8. 
to protect from harm as though by magic
9. 
to attract or please greatly; enchant; allure; fascinate; delight
verb intransitive
10. 
to practice magic
11. 
to be charming; please greatly

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Charm

see synonyms of charm
n.
1.
a. The power or quality of pleasing or delighting; appeal: an old house with a lot of charm.
b. A quality that pleases or attracts; a delightful characteristic: A mischievous grin was among the child's many charms.
2. A small ornament, such as one worn on a bracelet.
3.
a. An item worn for its supposed magical benefit, as in warding off evil; an amulet.
b. An action or formula thought to have magical power.
4. Physics
a. A quantum property of subatomic particles that is conserved in electromagnetic and strong interactions but may not be conserved in weak interactions that cause the decay of particles containing charm quarks.
b. The quantum number that represents the charm property, equal to the difference between the number of charm quarks and the number of charm antiquarks.
v. charmed, charm·ing, charms
v.tr.
1. To delight or fascinate: the simple elegance of the meal charmed the guests.
2. To induce by means of 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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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