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Charm
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- 1 An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation). countable, uncountable
"a charm against evil"
- 2 The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
"[…]Free libertie to chaunt our charmes at will:[…]"
- 3 something believed to bring good luck wordnet
- 4 The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration. countable, in-plural, often, uncountable
"He had great personal charm."
- 5 A flock, group (especially of finches).
"A charm of finches flew overhead, singing into the vivid afternoon sky."
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- 6 attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates wordnet
- 7 A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer. countable, uncountable
"She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist."
- 8 (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks wordnet
- 9 The collective noun for a group of goldfinches. countable, uncountable
- 10 a verbal formula believed to have magical force wordnet
- 11 A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks. countable, particle, uncountable
"In trying to understand the long life of the psi particle, physicists postulated the notion of “charm.” Charm, they say, prevents the “easy” decay of particles and thus prolongs their lifetimes. U particles, Dr. Pert said, may carry the property of charm."
- 12 A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time. countable, uncountable
- 13 An icon providing quick access to a command or setting. countable, uncountable
"Undoubtedly one of the most important pieces to navigating Windows 8, charms are actually not visible until a command to show them is given."
- 1 To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
"He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor."
- 2 induce into action by using one's charm wordnet
- 3 To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on. transitive
"After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed."
- 4 protect through supernatural powers or charms wordnet
- 5 To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
"She led a charmed life."
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- 6 attract; cause to be enamored wordnet
- 7 To make music upon. obsolete, rare
"But ah my corage cooles ere it be warme, / For thy, content vs in thys humble ſhade: / Where no ſuch troublous tydes han vs aſſayde, / Here we our ſlender pipes may ſafely charme."
- 8 control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft wordnet
- 9 To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
"Music the fierceſt griefs can charm, / And fate's ſevereſt rage diſarm: […]"
Etymology
From Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen (“song, incantation”).
From Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen (“song, incantation”).
Synchronically a variant of chirm, but reflects Middle English charme (or unattested *charm), from Old English ċearm (“cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karm, masculine variant of *karmi f, from Proto-Germanic *karmiz, *karm(j)az (“cry, lament, calling sound”). Near-doublet of chirm, which is from the feminine counterpart.
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