CHARM | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Charm

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English (in the senses ‘incantation or magic spell’ and ‘to use spells’): from Old French charme (noun), charmer (verb), from Latin carmen ‘song, verse, incantation’

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: tʃɑːm

Dialects: British English

Definition:

the power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others

Short Definition:

power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others

Examples:

his charm has captivated the media

Definition:

a small ornament worn on a necklace or bracelet

Short Definition:

small ornament worn on necklace or bracelet

Examples:

the trinkets were charms from his wife's bracelet

Definition:

an object, act, or saying believed to have magic power

Short Definition:

object, act, or saying believed to have magic power

Examples:

the charm begins with ritual instructions

Definition:

a characteristic property of certain subatomic particles (specifically charm quarks, charm antiquarks, and hadrons containing these), expressed as a quantum number.

Short Definition:

characteristic property of certain subatomic particles

Word: Charm

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: tʃɑːm

Dialects: British English

Definition:

delight greatly

Short Definition:

delight greatly

Examples:

the books have charmed children the world over

Definition:

control or achieve by or as if by magic

Short Definition:

control or achieve by or as if by magic

Examples:

a gesticulating figure endeavouring to charm a cobra
she will charm your warts away

Word: Charm

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: tʃɑːm

Dialects: British English

Definition:

denoting a flavour (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of +2/3. Charm quarks have similar properties to up quarks and top quarks, but are distinguished from them by having an intermediate mass.

Short Definition:

denoting flavour of quark