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charming

[chahr-ming]

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adjective

pleasing; delightful: a charming child.

using charm; exercising magic power.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see charm¹, -ing²

Related forms

charm·ing·ly, adverb

charm·ing·ness, noun

un·charm·ing, adjective

Synonyms
1. lovely, winning, winsome, engaging.

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Charming is always a great word to know.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

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Paumanok's charming nonvintage rosé blush table wine is a no-brainer.

As deadly boring as these commencements can be, they can also be quite charming.

She is said to be a good manager, and charming with it.

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Paumanok's charming nonvintage rosé blush table wine is a no-brainer.

As deadly boring as these commencements can be, they can also be quite charming.

She is said to be a good manager, and charming with it.

He has handled snakes since he was a child, and snake charming performances have been the only source of income for his family.

Worm grunters have mastered the art of charming worms out of their burrows so they can be collected and sold as bait.

It's charming to watch and so simply explained that you're almost fooled into thinking you knew this material already.

Scratches and pops, while charming to some, can be downright painful to a seasoned vinyl enthusiast.

Much of the opposition against affirmative action isn't about racism or stinginess, but about a charming belief in tests.

And in argument, as in chess, he would always show a charming acquiescence.

It is unpretentious and yet charming in its simplicity.

The resort was far too charming a place for such a senseless, smelly crime.

What a charming video and what a nice face that monk has.

Charming appearance, proliferation of bloom, long season.

Even in the age of computers, prying pencil and paper out of the hands of designers is harder than charming the tar out of a cat.

Brown helpfully produced this charming video about the arrangement.

But the results are so consistently charming that it would be churlish to criticise the formula.

The guide explores the province's magical landscapes of fragrant lavender, along with its charming villages and cities.

They are attractive, bodacious and charming filamentous gram-positive bacteria.

The town also offers charming boutiques, cafés and restaurants.

Intellectual and opinionated in print but charming and funny in person.

And clips of our own charming family members are of course delightful to us and totally boring to everyone else.

One of the charming features of this recession has been the widespread use of furlough days as a temporary cost-savings measure.

There's a cluster of wooden houses and a central square with a charming church.

When you first meet dark energy, it seems so charming.

Anticipating a charming mother-daughter moment, he had set up a strobe light and electronic flash in the corner of the bedroom.

Come take a peek into some of the grueling, outrageous and ultimately charming hometown heroes of our favorite theatrical medium.

Yes, and these types of men can also be extraordinarily charming.

The twinkling of the stars is fine for nursery rhymes and poets but much less charming for astronomers.

It is a coastal town known for great seafood and charming festivals.

You'll find four more inventors and their nerdy, charming brainchildren after the jump.

Sometimes bad history's grinding axe drowns true accomplishment and objective judgement, however charming or witty it may be.

The young people discussed so far are obviously charming and insightful.

His reputation as a charming rou was equally a city fixture.

Messaging gives you a chance to be charming without the palpitations caused by face-to-face contact.

Tallahasee feels small town, but it's charming with all of the amenities of a college town.

There are the usual charming street photos, some gorgeous birds, plenty of bugs on flowers.

Try to be charming and well-spoken and to survive to the next stage.

He was a middle aged college teacher, handsome, with a charming smile.

Dinosaurs are famous for the gargantuan sizes some attained, and that's why these minuscule skeleton sculptures are so charming.

And you can always learn the charming habit of eating fried foods with your hands.

Along the way she delivers some charming anecdotes, amusing pictures and mouth-watering recipes.

The only way to reach this charming island is by boat.

Gorgeous mountain views provide an impressive backdrop for this charming wildlife pond.

The author comes across as charming and charismatic, and he tells witty anecdotes, even if many illustrate the same points.

By the end of this charming picture book, both man and bird have chosen their futures.

John is charming in the role, playing it with gruff goofiness.

So if your dog's charming little habit is beginning to get out of control, consult a professional.

Call a book charming in these benighted days and you risk.

We started watched for the music but, her charming chats with the audience kept us laughing as well.

Building your reputation as a charming and generous host may take a couple of years.

It also has a charming older downtown historic district.

What one may see as crowding and a wearisome din, another will enjoy as a charming expression of the city's energy.

Quirky and charming brownstone with loads of period details and modern goodies.

Some charming deans will lead you to believe whatever they want if it serves them.

One could interpret this as charming modesty, or false modesty, or whatever.

One of those cities to be visited, a charming city to see the architecture and great ideas para regalos to buy in the bazaars.

His visitors are struck by the fact that he seems well-balanced and normal, even charming.

And both enjoyed prolific silent movie careers based on their reputations as charming drunks.

So many of the comments in support of traditional textbooks are simply charming anachronisms.

Jordan is truly a charming and inspiring country despite its lack of natural resources.

Enjoy the charming simplicity of supernaturalism from a doomed world view, if you can.

On the street outside the charming cafe where she works, young people with shaven heads and nose rings walk by.

Historic towns and villages offer charming amenities for locals and tourists alike.

Some bacterial collusions are far less charming and do real harm.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

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.

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.

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World English Dictionary

charming (ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ)

—*adj*
	delightful; pleasant; attractive

'charmingly

—*adv*

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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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