English
Etymology
Middle English charme (chant, magic spell)< Old French< L. carmen (song, incantation)
Noun
en-noun
- A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc.
#:She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist.
- An object, act or words believed to have magic power.
#:A charm against evil
#:It works like a charm.
- The ability to persuade, delight, or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural.
#:He had great personal charm.
#:''She tried to win him over with her charms.
- physics A property of some subatomic particles.
Synonyms
(trinket): amulet, dangle, ornament
(something with magic power): amulet, incantation, spell, talisman
(quality of arousing delight or admiration): charisma
Antonyms
(quality of arousing delight or admiration): boredom, dryness
Translations
trans-top|trinket
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trans-top|something with magic power
Japanese: Jpan|ãŠå®ˆã‚Š (Jpan|ãŠã¾ã‚‚ã‚Š, omamori)
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trans-top|quality of inspiring delight or admiration
Japanese: Jpan|é…力 (Jpan|ã¿ã‚Šã‚‡ã, miryoku)
Portuguese: charme m
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Spanish: encanto m
Swedish: charm
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trans-top|property of subatomic particle
Japanese: Jpan|ãƒãƒ£ãƒ¼ãƒ (chÄmu)
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ttbc|Dutch: bedeltje (1), bezwering (2), charme (3)
ttbc|French: charme
ttbc|Ido: charmo
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ttbc|Indonesian: daya tarik, pesona, gaib, jimat
ttbc|Spanish: dije m
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See also
quark
Verb
en-verb
- To seduce, persuade, or fascinate someone or something.
#:He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor.
- transitive To use magic upon something.
#:After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed.
Synonyms
(seduce, entrance, or fascinate): delight, enchant, entrance, win one over
(use magic''): bewitch, enchant, ensorcel, enspell
Translations
Spanish: prendar
Derived terms
charm bracelet
charmer
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snake charmer
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