charm
Forms
- Plural
- charms
- present (v1)
- charm
- past (v2)
- charmed
- past participle (v3)
- charmed
- present participle
- charming
- 3rd person singular
- charms
Definitions
1.An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- It works like a charm.
2.The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
- She tried to win him over with her charms.
- He had great personal charm.
3.A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
- She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist.
4.The collective noun for a group of goldfinches.
1.To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
- He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor.
2.To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
3.To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
- After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed.
4.To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
- She led a charmed life.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #5043
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English charme
From Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”)
From Latin carmen (“song, incantation”).