charm

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English charme (chant, magic spell)< Old French< Latin carmen (song, incantation)

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[edit] Noun

Singular
charm

Plural
charms

charm (plural charms)

  1. An object, act or words believed to have magic power.
    A charm against evil
    It works like a charm.
  2. The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural.
    He had great personal charm.
    She tried to win him over with her charms.
  3. (physics) A property of some subatomic particles.
  4. A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc.
    She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist.
  5. The collective noun for finches.

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something with magic power
quality of inspiring delight or admiration
property of subatomic particle
trinket
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to charm

Third person singular
charms

Simple past
charmed

Past participle
charmed

Present participle
charming

to charm (third-person singular simple present charms, present participle charming, simple past and past participle charmed)

  1. To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
    He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor.
  2. (transitive) To use a magical charm upon someone/something.
    After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed.

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seduce, entrance or fascinate
use a magical charm

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[edit] Etymology

From English charm.

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charm c. (singular definite charmen, plural indefinite charms)

  1. charm

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    Inflection of “charm”
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative charm charmen charms charmsene
genitive charms charmens charms' charmsenes

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Declination for charm Singular Uncountable
Common Indefinite Definite
Nominative charm charmen
Genitive charms charmens

charm c.

  1. charm; the ability to persuade, delight, or arouse admiration

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