charm
1. attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates (Freq. 6)
- his smile was part of his appeal to her
• Syn:
appeal, appealingness
• Derivationally related forms:
appealing (for: appealingness), appeal (for: appeal)
• Hypernyms:
attractiveness
• Hyponyms:
siren call, siren song, winsomeness
2. a verbal formula believed to have magical force (Freq. 1)
- he whispered a spell as he moved his hands
- inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese
• Syn:
spell, magic spell, magical spell
• Derivationally related forms:
spell (for: spell)
• Hypernyms:
speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language,
voice communication, oral communication
• Hyponyms:
incantation, conjuration, hex, jinx, curse, whammy
3. something believed to bring good luck (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
good luck charm
• Hypernyms:
object, physical object
• Hyponyms:
amulet, talisman, juju, voodoo, hoodoo,
fetish, fetich
4. (physics) one of the six flavors of quark
• Topics:
particle physics, high-energy physics, high energy physics
• Hypernyms:
flavor, flavour
1. attract;
cause to be enamored (Freq. 2)
- She captured all the men's hearts
• Syn:
capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm,
becharm, captivate, beguile, fascinate, bewitch,
entrance, enchant
• Derivationally related forms:
enchantment (for: enchant), entrancement (for: entrance), bewitchery (for: bewitch), fascination (for: fascinate), charmer, beguilement (for: beguile), beguiler (for: beguile), captive (for: captivate), captivation (for: captivate), catch (for: catch), trance (for: trance)
• Hypernyms:
attract, appeal
• Hyponyms:
hold, work
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Sam cannot charm Sue
- The performance is likely to charm Sue
2. control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
• Syn:
becharm
• Hypernyms:
control, command
• Hyponyms:
hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinx
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. protect through supernatural powers or charms
• Hypernyms:
protect
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
4. induce into action by using one's charm
- She charmed him into giving her all his money
• Syn:
influence, tempt
• Derivationally related forms:
temptable (for: tempt), temptation (for: tempt), tempter (for: tempt), influence (for: influence)
• Hypernyms:
persuade
• Hyponyms:
magnetize, mesmerize, mesmerise, magnetise, bewitch, spellbind
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
- They charm him into writing the letter
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