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   charm

   /tʃɑːm/

   noun

   • 1. the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others: "his charm has captivated the media" Similar attractivenessbeautyglamourprettinesslovelinessappealalluredesirabilityseductivenessmagnetismsexual magnetismanimal magnetismcharismawilesblandishmentsenticementbonninessinformal:gorgeousnesspulling powercome-onarchaic:comelinessappealpulldrawdrawing powerattractionallurefascinationcaptivationpleasingnessdelightfulnessOpposite unattractiveness
   • ▪ an attractive or alluring characteristic or feature: "the hidden charms of the city" Similar attractivenessbeautyglamourprettinesslovelinessappealalluredesirabilityseductivenessmagnetismsexual magnetismanimal magnetismcharismawilesblandishmentsenticementbonninessinformal:gorgeousnesspulling powercome-onarchaic:comelinessOpposite unattractiveness
   • 2. a small ornament worn on a necklace or bracelet: "the trinkets were charms from his wife's bracelet" Similar ornamenttrinketbaublearchaic:bijou
   • 3. an object, act, or saying believed to have magic power: "the charm begins with ritual instructions" Similar spellincantationconjurationrunemagic formulamagic wordabracadabrajinxsorcerymagicwitchcraftwizardrymojohexmakututalismanfetishamuletmascottotemidoljujuarchaic:periaptrare:phylactery
   • ▪ an object kept or worn to ward off evil and bring good luck: "a good luck charm" Similar talismanfetishamuletmascottotemidoljujuarchaic:periaptrare:phylactery
   • 4. a characteristic property of certain subatomic particles (specifically charm quarks, charm antiquarks, and hadrons containing these), expressed as a quantum number.

   verb

   • 1. delight greatly: "the books have charmed children the world over" Similar delightpleasewinwin overappeal toattractcaptivateallureluredrawdazzlefascinatebewitchbeguileenchantenthralenraptureenamourseduceravishhypnotizemesmerizespellbindtransfixrivetgriprare:raptureOpposite repel
   • ▪ use one's ability to please and attract in order to influence (someone): "you're not going to charm me into changing my mind" Similar coaxcajolewheedlewooinformal:sweet-talksoft-soaparchaic:blandish
   • 2. control or achieve by or as if by magic: "a gesticulating figure endeavouring to charm a cobra"

   adjective

   • 1. denoting a flavour (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of +2/3. Charm quarks have similar properties to up quarks and top quarks, but are distinguished from them by having an intermediate mass.

   Word Origin Middle English (in the senses ‘incantation or magic spell’ and ‘to use spells’): from Old French charme (noun), charmer (verb), from Latin carmen ‘song, verse, incantation’.

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