Definition of Charm

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Definition of Charm

Charm

A melody; a song.

A word or combination of words sung or spoken in the practice of magic; a magical combination of words, characters, etc.; an incantation.

That which exerts an irresistible power to please and attract; that which fascinates; any alluring quality.

Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in averting ill or securing good fortune.

Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain.

To make music upon; to tune.

To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic.

To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.

To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate.

To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life.

To use magic arts or occult power; to make use of charms.

To act as, or produce the effect of, a charm; to please greatly; to be fascinating.

To make a musical sound.

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Charm Quotations

There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
Mark Twain

Washington is a city of Southern efficiency and Northern charm.
John F. Kennedy

In two decades I've lost a total of 789 pounds. I should be hanging from a charm bracelet.
Erma Bombeck

The one charm about marriage is that it makes a life of deception absolutely necessary for both parties.
Oscar Wilde

Here is everything which can lay hold of the eye, ear and imagination - everything which can charm and bewitch the simple and ignorant. I wonder how Luther ever broke the spell.
John Adams

Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
Plato

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
Jane Austen

The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.
Blaise Pascal

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked any clear question.
Albert Camus

Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question.
Albert Camus

Charm Translations

charm in Danish is ynde
charm in Dutch is aantrekkelijkheid
charm in German is Anmut {f}, Charme {m}, Zauber {m}, Reiz
charm in Italian is attrattiva, grazia
charm in Latin is blanditia, venustas, lepor lepos, dulcedo
charm in Portuguese is encanto
charm in Spanish is garbo, amuleto, encanto
charm in Swedish is tjusning, tjusa, charm

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