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English noun: charm | |||
| 1. | charm (attribute) attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates | ||
| Samples | His smile was part of his appeal to her. | ||
| Synonyms | appeal, appealingness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attractiveness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | siren call, siren song, winsomeness | ||
| 2. | charm (communication) a verbal formula believed to have magical force | ||
| Samples | He whispered a spell as he moved his hands. Inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese. | ||
| Synonyms | magic spell, magical spell, spell | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | language, oral communication, speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conjuration, curse, hex, incantation, jinx, whammy | ||
| 3. | charm (artifact) something believed to bring good luck | ||
| Synonyms | good luck charm | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | object, physical object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amulet, fetich, fetish, hoodoo, juju, talisman, voodoo | ||
| 4. | charm (cognition) (physics) one of the six flavors of quark | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flavor, flavour | ||
| Domain category | high energy physics, high-energy physics, particle physics | ||
English verb: charm | |||
| 1. | charm (emotion) attract; cause to be enamored | ||
| Samples | She captured all the men's hearts. | ||
| Examples | Sam cannot charm Sue , The performance is likely to charm Sue | ||
| Synonyms | becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appeal, attract | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hold, work | ||
| 2. | charm (social) control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft | ||
| Synonyms | becharm | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | command, control | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bewitch, enchant, glamour, hex, jinx, witch | ||
| 3. | charm (competition) protect through supernatural powers or charms | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | protect | ||
| 4. | charm (communication) induce into action by using one's charm | ||
| Samples | She charmed him into giving her all his money. | ||
| Examples | They charm him into writing the letter | ||
| Synonyms | influence, tempt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | persuade | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bewitch, magnetise, magnetize, mesmerise, mesmerize, spellbind | ||
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