charm
 charm (chärm)n.
1. The power or quality of pleasing or delighting; attractiveness:
a breezy tropical setting of great charm.
2. A particular quality that attracts; a delightful characteristic:
A mischievous grin was among the child's many charms.
3. A small ornament, such as one worn on a bracelet.
4. An item worn for its supposed magical benefit, as in warding off evil; an amulet.
5. An action or formula thought to have magical power.
6. The chanting of a magic word or verse; incantation.
7. Physics. A quantum property of the charm quark whose conservation explains the absence of certain strange-particle decay modes and that accounts for the longevity of the J particle.v. charmed, charm·ing, charmsv. tr.
1. To attract or delight greatly:
the simple elegance of the meal charmed the guests.
2. To induce by using strong personal attractiveness:
charmed the guard into admitting them without invitations.
3. To cast or seem to cast a spell on; bewitch.v. intr.
1. To be alluring or pleasing.
2. To function as an amulet or charm.
3. To use magic spells. [Middle English charme, magic spell, from Old French, from Latin carmen, incantation. See kan- in Indo-European Roots.] charmʹing·ly adv.charmʹless adj.
Synonyms: charm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, enchant, entrance2, fascinate
These verbs mean to attract strongly or irresistibly: manners that charmed the old curmudgeon; delicacies that beguile even the most discerning gourmet; a performance that bewitched the audience; a novel that captivates its readers; a child who enchanted his grandparents; music that entrances its listeners; a celebrity who fascinated his interviewer.
Antonyms: repel
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