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charm

[chahrm]

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noun

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.

a trinket to be worn on a bracelet, necklace, etc.

something worn or carried on one's person for its supposed magical effect; amulet.

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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.

Physics. a quantum number assigned the value +1 for one kind of quark, −1 for its antiquark, and 0 for all other quarks. Symbol: C Compare charmed quark.

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verb (used with object)

10.

to delight or please greatly by beauty, attractiveness, etc.; enchant: She charmed us with her grace.

11.

to act upon (someone or something) with or as with a compelling or magical force: to charm a bird from a tree.

12.

to endow with or protect by supernatural powers.

13.

to gain or influence through personal charm: He charmed a raise out of his boss.

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verb (used without object)

14.

to be fascinating or pleasing.

15.

to use charms.

16.

to act as a charm.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English charme < Old French < Latin carminem, accusative of carmen song, magical formula < *canmen (by dissimilation), equivalent to can(ere) to sing + -men noun suffix

Related forms

charm·ed·ly

[chahr-mid-lee] , adverb

charm·er, noun

charm·less, adjective

charm·less·ly, adverb

Synonyms
1. attractiveness, allurement. 4. bauble. 5. talisman. 6. enchantment, spell. 8. spell. 10. fascinate, captivate, entrance, enrapture, ravish; allure, bewitch.

Example Sentences

For college presidents, personal charm is a double-edged sword that must be wielded deftly.

Its charm may have been buried under new concrete, but it is ready for business.

It retains its charm despite being a beacon to tourists.

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For college presidents, personal charm is a double-edged sword that must be wielded deftly.

Its charm may have been buried under new concrete, but it is ready for business.

It retains its charm despite being a beacon to tourists.

Sociopaths are unlikely to cause physical harm, preferring to manipulate and charm to get what they want.

They blend together wonderfully which is all part of this city's charm.

These sunny giants bring old-fashioned charm and a bounty of edible seeds.

It might not be the biggest air show in the world, but its definitely got charm.

Next year, he'll once again find a happy home with another team, which evidently believes that this time will be the charm.

Political memoirs aim to make money and charm voters.

In which a marine scholar uses science and charm to sound the alarm about the state of the coasts.

But it turns out cereal may not be your lucky charm if you're hoping for a boy.

New walnut veneers restore period charm to the original kitchen cabinets.

It may be big, boxy and brickish, but this lug will charm you once you lay eyes on its gorgeous screen.

Even at top research universities, where excellence is clearly the main criteria, turning on the charm can't hurt.

It is a metropolis with the lazy charm of the countryside.

Tourists come for the charm and the convenience-Antigua makes a good central base for exploring the rest of the country.

Wine shops often have all the charm of a cardboard box.

It's not quite as good as either, lacking the former's charm and the latter's pizzazz.

Just concentrate on preparing yourself for your talk and focus on excuding charm and collegiality.

These pieces of gold and silver jewellery, all of exceptional charm and sophistication, are a revelation.

Apply craft glue to the back of a button or charm and place on the ribbon for a buckle.

It has the serendipitous charm of a flea market, but the quality of a high-end boutique.

The charm isn't meant to ward off technology traumas.

In the teeth of impeachment, the president's men have organised a charm offensive.

At sunrise the girls gather around the pot and each withdraws her charm while villagers serenade them with ancient folk songs.

Hang buoys, yacht pennants, and old lighthouse lanterns to telegraph nautical charm.

We can only watch and hope the third time is the charm.

Our historic town hasn't lost its charm to national chains.

Utah, but what it lacks in glitz it more than makes up for in rustic, western charm.

The four-year-old-first crown prince and then uncrowned pretender-served nine decades longer, with brains and charm.

Much of the charm of plena lies in its narrative character.

He suggested hanging buoys, yacht pennants, and old lighthouse lanterns to telegraph nautical charm.

Combining small town warmth and charm with the vibrancy of a college.

Bleak thoughts and observations thread through the book, but this is part of its charm.

Get a load of the town's oddball charm by playing tourist for the.

Its protective charm is an eye-catching addition to any decor.

There is a small downtown that has some charm to it.

Uncharismatic and unable to charm a crowd, he is instead an expert navigator of the corridors of power.

Their cakes have the charm of iconic line drawings, all.

Let's be honest, peas are an odd theme, but the components here do add some charm to the game.

The charm here lies in the toppings, which diners can customize to their liking.

Although it is certainly antiquated technology today, the gaslight retains a charm that electric lighting simply can't match.

Apart from their importance to the intellectual life of a university, bookshops add charm and character to a community.

True, the walled-off nature of these communities is part of their charm.

Remember that every social interaction is an opportunity for you to showcase your charm and good manners.

Moving obituary and reminder of what can be achieved with vision and a good character as well as charm.

It is these little details that give the journals their charm.

But if you trust in serendipity and the booking works out for you, it could add a layer of local charm to your trip.

The charm he learned as a jewelry seller helped him enormously in academe.

Yet he shows none of the arrogance that often goes with money and much of the charm for which his grandfather was famous.

Part of the charm of the original hexbug was not so much the human-bug interaction as much as the bug-bug interaction.

He pursued me with all the considerable wit and charm he could deploy.

Local drugs that cost a third or a quarter of what foreign brand-name ones do have an obvious charm.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun British Dialect.

blended singing of birds, children, etc.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English cherm(e), Old English cerm, ceorm, variant of ci(e)rm outcry

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World English Dictionary

charm¹ (tʃɑːm)

—n
1.	the quality of pleasing, fascinating, or attracting people
2.	a pleasing or attractive feature
3.	a small object worn or kept for supposed magical powers of protection; amulet; talisman
4.	a trinket worn on a bracelet
5.	a magic spell; enchantment
6.	a formula or action used in casting such a spell
7.	physics an internal quantum number of certain elementary particles, used to explain some scattering experiments
8.	like a charm perfectly; successfully

—vb
9.	to attract or fascinate; delight greatly
10.	to cast a magic spell on
11.	to protect, influence, or heal, supposedly by magic
12.	(tr) to influence or obtain by personal charm: he charmed them into believing him

[C13: from Old French charme, from Latin carmen song, incantation, from canere to sing]

charm² (tʃɑːm)

—n
	dialect (Southwest English) a loud noise, as of a number of people chattering or of birds singing

[C16: variant of chirm]

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Word Origin & History

charm

c.1300, from O.Fr. charme "incantation," from L. carmen "song, verse, enchantment," from canere "to sing" (see chant), with dissimilation of -n- to -r- before -m-. The notion is of chanting or reciting verses of magical power. Sense of "pleasing quality" first recorded 1598.

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Meaning "small trinket fastened to a watch-chain, etc." first recorded 1865.

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American Heritage

Science Dictionary

charm (chärm) Pronunciation Key

One of the flavors of quarks, contributing to the charm number—a quantum number—for hadrons.
A charmed particle is a particle that contains at least one charmed quark or charmed antiquark. The charmed quark was hypothesized to account for the longevity of the J/psi particle and to explain differences in the behavior of leptons and hadrons. See more at flavor.

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Computing Dictionary

CHARM definition

language
An explicitly parallel programming language based on C, for both shared and nonshared MIMD computers.
(ftp://a.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/CHARM).
Mailing list: .
["The CHARM(3.2) Programming Language Manual", UIUC, Dec 1992].
(2006-04-29)

American Heritage

Abbreviations & Acronyms

CHARM
Coupled HydrosphereâAtmosphere Research Model

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Idioms & Phrases

charm

In addition to the idioms beginning with charm, also see (charm the) pants off; work like a charm.

Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia

charm

a practice or expression believed to have magic power, similar to an incantation or a spell. Charms are among the earliest examples of written literature. Among the charms written in Old English are those against a dwarf and against the theft of cattle. The word is from the Old French charme and the Latin carmen, "ritual utterance," "incantation," or "song."

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