charm
An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
Noun 4 meanings
An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
“a charm against evil”
The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
“He had great personal charm.”
A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
“She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist.”
A group of goldfinches or other songbirds, or sometimes hummingbirds.
Verb 4 meanings
To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
“He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor.”
To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
“After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed.”
To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
“She led a charmed life.”
To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
Etymology
From Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen (“song, incantation”). Displaced native Old English lybb (“drug, poison, charm”).
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CHARM at a glance
CHARM has 5 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + R 1 + M 3) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,766 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with charm
All rhymesOne letter away
- CHART10
- CHASM12
- CHARA10
- CHARD11
- CHARS10
- CHARR10
- CHARY13
- CHARE10
- CHARK14
- CHIRM12
- THARM10
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