■ 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'.