CHARM


Meaning of CHARM in English

■ noun

1》 the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others.

↘an attractive characteristic or feature.

2》 a small ornament worn on a necklace or bracelet.

3》 an object, act, or saying believed to have magic power.

4》 Physics one of six flavours of quark.

■ verb

1》 delight greatly.

↘use one's ~ in order to influence (someone).

2》 control or achieve by or as if by magic.

Derivatives

~er noun

~less adjective

~lessly adverb

~lessness noun

Origin

ME: from OFr. ~e (n.), ~er (v.), from L. carmen 'song, verse, incantation'.

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