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[chahrm] 
–noun
| 1. | a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty: charm of manner; the charm of a mountain lake. |
| 2. | a trait or feature imparting this power. |
| 3. | charms, attractiveness. |
| 4. | a trinket to be worn on a bracelet, necklace, etc. |
| 5. | something worn or carried on one's person for its supposed magical effect; amulet. |
| 6. | any action supposed to have magical power. |
| 7. | the chanting or recitation of a magic verse or formula. |
| 8. | a verse or formula credited with magical power. |
| 9. | 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. |
–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. |
–verb (used without object)
| 14. | to be fascinating or pleasing. |
| 15. | to use charms. |
| 16. | to act as a charm. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME charme < OF < L carminem, acc. of carmen song, magical formula < *canmen (by dissimilation), equiv. to can(ere) to sing + -men n. suffix
1250–1300; ME charme < OF < L carminem, acc. of carmen song, magical formula < *canmen (by dissimilation), equiv. to can(ere) to sing + -men n. suffix
Related forms:
charm⋅ed⋅ly [chahr-mid-lee] , adverb
[chahr-mid-lee] , adverb charmer, noun
charmless, 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.
1. attractiveness, allurement. 4. bauble. 5. talisman. 6. enchantment, spell. 8. spell. 10. fascinate, captivate, entrance, enrapture, ravish; allure, bewitch.
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| charm·er (chär'mər) n.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Charmer
Charm"er\, n. 1. One who charms, or has power to charm; one who uses the power of enchantment; a magician. --Deut. xviii. 11. 2. One who delights and attracts the affections.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : charmer
Spanish:
encantar, cautivar, embelesar,
German:
bezaubern,
Japanese:
魅する
Charmer
one who practises serpent-charming (Ps. 58:5; Jer. 8:17; Eccl. 10:11). It was an early and universal opinion that the most venomous reptiles could be made harmless by certain charms or by sweet sounds. It is well known that there are jugglers in India and in other Eastern lands who practise this art at the present day. In Isa. 19:3 the word "charmers" is the rendering of the Hebrew _'ittim_, meaning, properly, necromancers (R.V. marg., "whisperers"). In Deut. 18:11 the word "charmer" means a dealer in spells, especially one who, by binding certain knots, was supposed thereby to bind a curse or a blessing on its object. In Isa. 3:3 the words "eloquent orator" should be, as in the Revised Version, "skilful enchanter."
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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