charm

  • 11charm — [chärm] n. [ME charme < OFr < L carmen, song, verse, charm < * canmen < canere, to sing: see CHANT] 1. a) a chanted word, phrase, or verse assumed to have magic power to help or hurt; incantation b) the chanting of such a word, phrase …

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  • 12Charm — Charm, v. i. 1. To use magic arts or occult power; to make use of charms. [1913 Webster] The voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. Ps. lviii. 5. [1913 Webster] 2. To act as, or produce the effect of, a charm; to please greatly; to be… …

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  • 13charm — [n1] enchantment, allure agreeableness, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, beauty, bewitchery, charisma, chemistry, conjuration, delightfulness, desirability, fascination, glamour, grace, it*, lure, magic, magnetism, pizzazz*,… …

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  • 14charm — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS fis. nella fisica delle particelle, uno dei numeri quantici dei quark, associato al quark charmed | → quark charmed (simb. C) {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XX. ETIMO: ingl. charm propr. incanto, fascino , dal… …

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  • 15Charm — [tʃɑ:m] das; s <aus engl. charm, eigtl. »Reiz, Zauber«, dies aus fr. charme, vgl. ↑Charme> ein Elementarteilchen aus der Gruppe der ↑Quarks; Zeichen C (Phys.) …

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  • 16charm — n talisman, amulet, *fetish charm vb fascinate, allure, captivate, enchant, bewitch, *attract Analogous words: delight, rejoice, *please, gratify Antonyms: disgust …

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  • 17charm — ► NOUN 1) the power or quality of delighting or fascinating others. 2) a small ornament worn on a necklace or bracelet. 3) an object, act, or saying believed to have magic power. ► VERB 1) delight greatly. 2) use one s charm in order to influence …

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  • 18charm|o|ni|um — «chahr MOH nee uhm», noun. Nuclear Physics. any particle with the characteristics of charm; a charmed particle. ╂[< charm1 (def. 5) + onium, as in plutonium] …

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  • 19charm — index lure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20charm — sb. (fk.), s, (s)ene (lille vedhæng til fx et armbånd) …

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