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Charming   /tʃˈɑrmɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Charm  v. t.  (past & past part. charmed; pres. part. charming)  
1.
To make music upon; to tune. (Obs. & R.) "Here we our slender pipes may safely charm."
2.
To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic. "No witchcraft charm thee!"
3.
To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe. "Music the fiercest grief can charm."
4.
To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate. "They, on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear."
5.
To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life. "I, in my own woe charmed, Could not find death."
Synonyms: Syn. - To fascinate; enchant; enrapture; captivate; bewitch; allure; subdue; delight; entice; transport.


Charm  v. i.  
1.
To use magic arts or occult power; to make use of charms. "The voice of charmers, charming never so wisely."
2.
To act as, or produce the effect of, a charm; to please greatly; to be fascinating.
3.
To make a musical sound. (Obs.)


adjective
Charming  adj.  Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive. "How charming is divine philosophy."
Synonyms: Syn. - Enchanting; bewitching; captivating; enrapturing; alluring; fascinating; delightful; pleasurable; graceful; lovely; amiable; pleasing; winning.





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"Charming" Quotes from Famous Books



... have also come from his pen; but these are the best. The University of Oxford created him Doctor of Civil Law in 1869. He died at Harvard in the year 1882. A man of singularly mild and gentle character, of sweet and charming manners, his own lines may be applied to ...
— A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 (of 2) • John Miller Dow Meiklejohn
... Laurence went out. He waited until he heard their footsteps mounting the stairs before he spoke again. Auriole was looking through the window at the trees margining the little estate. She presented a charming ...
— Men of Affairs • Roland Pertwee
... toward him, with the smile gone from his face, the jest from his manner, and laid his hand on the sculptor's. The pressure spoke eloquently of hearty concord. "But he has a charming daughter," he said. ...
— The Yoke - A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children - of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt • Elizabeth Miller
... herself, as she drove back to Atherstone. "I know what it is. Charles has been behaving in his usual manner, and as there is no one else to point out to him how infamous such conduct is, I shall have to do it myself. Shameful! That charming, interesting girl! And yet, and yet, there was a look in her face more like some great anxiety than disappointment. If she had had a disappointment, I do not think she would have let any one see it. Those Deyncourts are all too proud to show their feelings, though they have got ...
— The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers • Mary Cholmondeley
... they rode as rapidly as the heat permitted, but when at dusk they were captured by a kinsman with a charming wife and a bevy of pretty daughters, it was evident that they would not resume the road at dawn. It was noon, indeed, before they unclasped all these tendrils and pursued their journey, and at sunset another plantation ...
— Lewis Rand • Mary Johnston


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