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English

Etymology

Middle English charme (chant, magic spell)< Old French< carmen (song, incantation)

Noun

  1. A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc.
  2. : She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist.
  3. An object, act or words believed to have magic power.
  4. : A charm against evil
  5. : It works like a charm.
  6. The ability to persuade, delight, or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural.
  7. : He had great personal charm.
  8. : ''She tried to win him over with her charms.
  9. A property of some subatomic particles.


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Translations

  • Japanese: (, omamori)
  • Japanese: (, miryoku)
  • Portuguese: charme
  • Japanese: (chāmu)

See also


Verb

  1. To seduce, persuade, or fascinate someone or something.
  2. : He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor.
  3. To use magic upon something.
  4. : ''After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed.


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Swedish

Noun

charm

  1. #English|charm; the ability to persuade, delight, or arouse admiration


Related terms


fr:charm gl:charm io:charm it:charm kk:charm hu:charm ru:charm fi:charm ta:charm te:charm vi:charm zh:charm

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Charm \Charm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Charmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Charming.] [Cf. F. charmer. See Charm, n.]
1. To make music upon; to tune. [Obs. & R.]
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Here we our slender pipes may safely charm.
--Spenser.
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2. To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or
supernatural influence; to affect by magic.
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No witchcraft charm thee! --Shak.
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3. To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that
which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
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Music the fiercest grief can charm. --Pope.
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4. To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to
enchant; to fascinate.
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They, on their mirth and dance
Intent, with jocund music charm his ear. --Milton.
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5. To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms,
or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life.
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I, in my own woe charmed,
Could not find death. --Shak.

Syn: Syn. - To fascinate; enchant; enrapture; captivate;
bewitch; allure; subdue; delight; entice; transport.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Charm \Charm\ (ch[aum]rm), n. [F. charme, fr. L. carmen song,
verse, incantation, for casmen, akin to Skr. [,c]asman,
[,c]as[=a], a laudatory song, from a root signifying to
praise, to sing.]
1. A melody; a song. [Obs.]
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With charm of earliest birds. --Milton.
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Free liberty to chant our charms at will. --Spenser.
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2. A word or combination of words sung or spoken in the
practice of magic; a magical combination of words,
characters, etc.; an incantation.
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My high charms work. --Shak.
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3. That which exerts an irresistible power to please and
attract; that which fascinates; any alluring quality.
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Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
--Pope.
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The charm of beauty's powerful glance. --Milton.
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4. Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in
averting ill or securing good fortune.
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5. 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.
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6. (Physics) a property of certain quarks which may take the
value of +1, -1 or 0.
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Syn: Spell; incantation; conjuration; enchantment;
fascination; attraction.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Charm \Charm\, v. i.
1. To use magic arts or occult power; to make use of charms.
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The voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
--Ps. lviii.
5.
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2. To act as, or produce the effect of, a charm; to please
greatly; to be fascinating.
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3. To make a musical sound. [Obs.] --Milton.
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WordNet charm
n 1: attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates; "his
smile was part of his appeal to her" [syn: appeal, appealingness]
2: a verbal formula believed to have magical force; "he
whispered a spell as he moved his hands"; "inscribed
around its base is a charm in Balinese" [syn: spell, {magic
spell}]
3: something believed to bring good luck [syn: good luck charm]
v 1: attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men's
hearts" [syn: capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm,
enamor, captivate, beguile, fascinate, bewitch,
entrance, enchant]
2: control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft [syn: becharm]
3: protect through supernatural powers or charms
4: induce into action by using one's charm; "She charmed him
into giving her all his money" [syn: influence, tempt]
Moby Dictionary
absorb , absorb the attention , adorability , agacerie , agreeability ,
agreeableness , alchemy , allay , allure , allurement , amiability ,
amulet , anklet , appeal , appealingness , argue into , armlet , arrest ,
ascendancy , assuage , attract , attraction , attractiveness ,
authority , bait , baited trap , bangle , beads , beauteousness ,
beautifulness , beauty , beauty unadorned , becharm , beguile ,
beguilement , beguiling , bevy , bewitch , bewitchery , bewitchment ,
bijou , bind , blandishment , bloom , bracelet , breastpin , bring over ,
bring round , bring to reason , brooch , cajolery , calm , cantrip ,
captivate , captivation , carry away , cast a spell , catch , chain ,
chaplet , charisma , charmingness , charms , chatelaine , circle , cloud ,
clout , come-hither , come-on , con , conjuration , consequence ,
control , convince , coronet , covey , credit , crown , cultivation ,
culture , curse , decoy , decoy duck , delectate , delight ,
delightfulness , desirability , diadem , divination , dominance ,
domination , draw , draw on , draw over , drawcard , drawing card ,
earring , effect , elegance , eminence , enamor , enchant , enchantment ,
endear , endearment , engage , engage the attention ,
engage the thoughts , engross , engross the mind ,
engross the thoughts , enrapture , enravish , enravishment , enthrall ,
enthrallment , enticement , entrance , entrancement , entrapment ,
esteem , evil eye , exercise , exorcism , exquisiteness ,
extraordinarily , fascinate , fascination , favor , fetish , fetishism ,
flight , flirtation , flock , fob , folklore , forbidden fruit , force ,
freak out , fylfot , gaggle , gain , gain over , gammadion , gem ,
glamour , glow , good feeling , good-luck charm , grab , grace ,
gramarye , gratefulness , grip , ground bait , handsomeness , hex , hive ,
hold , hold in thrall , hold spellbound , hold the interest , hoodoo ,
hook , hook in , hypnotize , immerse , imparadise , importance ,
incantation , incidental power , inducement , infatuate ,
inflame with love , influence , influentiality , insinuation ,
interest , intrigue , inveiglement , invitation , invitingness ,
involve , involve the interest , jewel , jinx , juju , jujuism ,
knock dead , knock out , leadership , leverage , likability , locket ,
lore , lovability , love charm , loveliness , lovesomeness , luck ,
lucky bean , lucky piece , lure , luxury , madstone , magic ,
magic spell , magnetism , magnetize , malocchio , mascot , mastery ,
mesmerize , miraculously , moment , monopolize , mumbo jumbo ,
murmuration , natural magic , necklace , necromancy , nose ring , obeah ,
obsess , occupy , occupy the attention , outtalk , overcome , perfectly ,
periapt , personality , persuade , persuasion , philter , phylactery ,
pin , plague , polish , popular belief , potency , power ,
precious stone , predominance , preoccupy , preponderance , pressure ,
prestige , prettiness , prevail on , prevail upon , prevail with ,
pulchritude , pull , purchase , ravish , refinement , reign , repute ,
rhinestone , ring , rule , rune , say , scarab , scarabaeus , scarabee ,
seduce , seducement , seduction , seductiveness , sell , sell one on ,
send , sensuousness , sex appeal , shamanism , skein , slay , snare ,
snaring , soothe , sophistication , sorcery , sortilege , spell ,
spellbind , spellbinding , spellcasting , spring , stickpin , stone ,
suasion , suavity , subdue , subtle influence , successfully , sudarium ,
suggestion , superstition , superstitiousness , supremacy , swarm ,
swastika , sway , sweetness , sympathetic magic , take , take up ,
talisman , talk into , talk over , tantalization , tantalize ,
tantalizingness , tempt , temptation , temptingness , thaumaturgia ,
thaumaturgics , thaumaturgism , thaumaturgy , the beautiful , theurgy ,
thrill , tiara , tickle , tickle pink , titillate , torque , tradition ,
transport , trap , upper hand , urbanity , vamp , vampirism , veronica ,
voluptuousness , voodoo , voodooism , wampum , wanga , wangle ,
wangle into , watch , wear down , weight , weird , whammy , whip hand ,
white magic , wile , win , win over , winning ways , winningness ,
winsomeness , witch , witchcraft , witchery , witchwork , wizardry ,
wooing , wow , wristband , wristlet


FOLDOC CHARM

An explicitly parallel programming language based on C, for
both shared and nonshared MIMD computers.

(ftp://a.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/CHARM).

Mailing list: .

["The CHARM(3.2) Programming Language Manual", UIUC (Dec
1992)].


FOLDOC CHARM++

An object-oriented parallel programming system, similar to
CHARM but based on C++.

(ftp://a.cs.uiuc.edu/pub/CHARM/Charm++).

E-mail: Sanjeev Krishnan .

[TR 1796, UIUC].

(1994-11-29)


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