charm

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
2. (countable, in-plural, often, uncountable) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
3. (countable, uncountable) A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
4. (countable, uncountable) The collective noun for a group of goldfinches.
5. (countable, particle, uncountable) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
6. (countable, uncountable) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
7. (countable, uncountable) An icon providing quick access to a command or setting.

Verb

1. To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
2. (transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
3. To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
4. (obsolete, rare) To make music upon.
5. To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.

Opposite of

boredom, dryness

Synonyms

amulet

spell

fascinate

beauty

captivate

enchant

bewitch

fascination

talisman

attractiveness

grace

attraction

fetish

incantation

enchantment

allure

appeal

delight

attract

loveliness

glamour

lure

magic

🪄

beguile

gracefulness

tempt

entrance

becharm

enamour

enamor

glamor

mesmerize

charisma

enrapture

sorcery

seduce

charming

captivation

seductiveness

pleasantness

please

influence

draw

hex

catch

cast a spell

capture

allurement

favour

enthrall

Translations

charme

Charme

encanto

amulette

fascino

Zauber

Reiz

incanto

γοητεία

Talisman

Amulett

encantar

bezaubern

betoveren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tʃɑːm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: charme

Inherited from Middle English: chirme

Inherited from Old English: cierm

In summary

From Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen (“song, incantation”).