charming
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English charmynge; equivalent to charm + -ing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
charming (comparative charminger or more charming, superlative (nonstandard) charmest or charmingest or most charming)
- Pleasant, charismatic.
- Synonyms: charismatic, smart, witty
- Antonyms: dull, charmless
- 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 6:
- "What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."
- 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
- In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man.
- Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.
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Translations[edit]
pleasant, charismatic
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Verb[edit]
charming
- present participle and gerund of charm
Noun[edit]
charming (plural charmings)
- The casting of a magical charm.
- 1616, Thomas Middleton, The Witch:
- They denied me often flour, barm and milk, / Goose-grease and tar, when I ne'er hurt their charmings, / Their brewlocks, nor their batches, nor forespoke / Any of their breedings.
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