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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026charm /tʃɑrm/USA pronunciation
n.
- a power of pleasing, as through beauty: [uncountable]The child actress displayed a lot of charm.[countable]She used all her charms on him.
- Jewelry a small ornament or trinket to be worn on a bracelet, necklace, etc.:[countable]Many charms dangled from her bracelet.
- [countable]
- something worn or carried on one's person to bring good luck;
amulet.
- words or chants that are said or sung to do this.
- Physics[uncountable]one of the properties of a quark.
v. [~ + object]
- to delight or please greatly by attractiveness:He charmed teachers and students alike. I was charmed to be asked to serve as president.
charm•er, n. [countable]
charm•ing, adj.
charm•ing•ly, adv.
charm is a noun and a verb, charming is an adjective:He is a man of great charm. He charmed them into letting him stay. She is a charming young lady.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026charm1
(chärm),USA pronunciation n.
- a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:charm of manner; the charm of a mountain lake.
- a trait or feature imparting this power.
- charms, attractiveness.
- Jewelrya trinket to be worn on a bracelet, necklace, etc.
- something worn or carried on one's person for its supposed magical effect; amulet.
- any action supposed to have magical power.
- the chanting or recitation of a magic verse or formula.
- a verse or formula credited with magical power.
- Physicsa quantum number assigned the value +1 for one kind of quark, -1 for its antiquark, and 0 for all other quarks. Symbol: C Cf. charmed quark.
v.t.
- to delight or please greatly by beauty, attractiveness, etc.;
enchant:She charmed us with her grace.
- 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.
v.i.
- to be fascinating or pleasing.
- to use charms.
- to act as a charm.
- *canmen (by dissimilation), equivalent. to can(ere) to sing + -men noun, nominal suffix
- Latin carminem, accusative of carmen song, magical formula
- Old French
- Middle English charme 1250–1300
1. attractiveness, allurement. 4. bauble. 5. talisman. 6. enchantment, spell. 8. spell. 10. fascinate, captivate, entrance, enrapture, ravish; allure, bewitch.
charm2
(chärm),USA pronunciation n. [Brit. Dial.]
- British Termsblended singing of birds, children, etc.
- Middle English cherm(e), Old English cerm, ceorm, variant of ci(e)rm outcry bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
charm /tʃɑːm/ n - 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
- an internal quantum number of certain elementary particles, used to explain some scattering experiments
- like a charm ⇒ perfectly; successfully
vb - to attract or fascinate; delight greatly
- to cast a magic spell on
- to protect, influence, or heal, supposedly by magic
- (transitive) to influence or obtain by personal charm
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French charme, from Latin carmen song, incantation, from canere to sing
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