charm
The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admirationThe ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
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» Bonsai trees have a certain charm.
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Examples
269 sentencesBonsai trees have a certain charm.
Tom does have a certain charm, doesn't he?
ruТом ведь действительно обладает некоторым обаянием? — soweli_Elepanto
Tom's charm is undeniable.
Meaning
9 senses(countable, in the plural, often, uncountable)The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
He had great personal charm.
She tried to win him over with her charms.
Charme
обая́ниеobajánije, очарова́ниеočarovánije, шармšarm
чарі́вністьčarívnistʹ
(countable, uncountable)An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
a charm against evil
It works like a charm.
Amulett, Zauber
амуле́тamulét, талисма́нtalismán, обере́гoberég
a verbal formula believed to have magical force
(countable, uncountable)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.
Zauberarmband
брело́кbrelók
More meanings 6
(collective, countable, uncountable)A group of goldfinches or other songbirds, or sometimes hummingbirds.
(countable, particle, uncountable)A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
(countable, uncountable)A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
(countable, uncountable)An icon providing quick access to a command or setting.
The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
A flock, group (especially of finches).
Origin
From Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmFrom Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen (“song, incantation”). Displaced native Old English lybb (“drug, poison, charm”).
Synchronically a variant of chirm, but reflects Middle English charme (or unattested *charm), from Old English ċearm (“cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karm, masculine variant of *karmi f, from Proto-Germanic *karmiz, *karm(j)az (“cry, lament, calling sound”). Near-doublet of chirm, which is from the feminine counterpart.
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Forms
plural: charmsSynonyms
41 synonyms- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates:appealappealingness
- a verbal formula believed to have magical force:spellmagic spellmagical spell
- something believed to bring good luck:good luck charm
Antonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- what a charming
- a charming young
- charming young
See also
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