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Charming
/ˈtʃɑː(ɹ).mɪŋ/
To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
📖 Definitions of "Charming"
- 1
To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
"He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor."
- 2
To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence.
"After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed."
- 3
To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
"She led a charmed life."
- 4
To make music upon.
- 1
The casting of a magical charm.
- 1
Pleasant, charismatic.
- 2
Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.
🔄 Synonyms of "Charming"
8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| supernaturalnoun | Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born. |
| pleasingnoun | Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification. |
| wizardnoun | Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices. |
| magicnoun | The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. |
| magical | Enchanting. |
| sorcerous | Similar to, or involving, sorcery. |
| witching | Of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers. |
| wizardly | Like, or suiting a wizard. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Charming"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pleasing | Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification. |
| witching | Of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers. |
| wizard | (slang, dated, British) Fine, superb (originally RAF slang). |
| wizardly | Like, or suiting a wizard. |
| magical | Enchanting. |
| sorcerous | Similar to, or involving, sorcery. |
| magic | Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic. |
| supernatural | Above nature; beyond or added to nature, often so considered because it is given by a deity or some force beyond that with which humans are born. |
| lovely | Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace. |
| pretty | Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children. |
| elegancenoun | Grace, refinement, and beauty in movement, appearance, or manners. |
| pleasant | Giving pleasure; pleasing in manner. |
| fascinating | Having interesting qualities; captivating; attractive. |
| ravishing | Extremely beautiful |
| nice | (chiefly informal) Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| beautiful | Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive. |
| charmernoun | A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie. |
| picturesque | Resembling or worthy of a picture or painting; having the qualities of a picture or painting; pleasingly beautiful. |
| appealingverb | Having appeal; attractive. |
| gorgeous | (of a person or place, sometimes endearing) Very beautiful. |
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