n. 1 amulet, talisman, fetish, rabbit's foot, good-luck piece She wears a charm to ward off evil spirits 2 attractiveness, appeal, fascination, allure, magnetism, desirability, elegance, urbanity, sophistication, sophisticatedness, suavity, grace, refinement, cultivatedness, cultivation, culture, polish; magic, enchantment, spell, sorcery To Diderot we go not for charm of style but for a store of fertile ideas To get ahead Colin relies more on his charm than on his ability. 3 charms. beauty, attractiveness, pulchritude, prettiness, handsomeness, appeal, allure, magnetism, pull, draw For all her charm, I would not trust her one inch 4 like a charm. successfully, perfectly, miraculously, marvellously, extraordinarily, especially well His appeal to their egos worked like a charm
v. 5 influence, control, subdue, bind, put a spell on, bewitch, enchant, seduce, hypnotize, mesmerize, enthral or US enthrall, captivate, delight, fascinate, Literary enrapture He charmed them with some tale and they gave him their money 6 overcome, subdue, calm, soothe, allay, assuage, hypnotize, mesmerize Music is said to have qualities capable of charming savages