charm

1. 1.

   attract; cause to be enamored

   “She captured all the men's hearts”

   Synonymscaptureenamourtrancecatchbecharmenamorcaptivatebeguilefascinatebewitchentranceenchant

   Broaderattract

   Narrowerholdwork
2. 2.

   control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

   Synonymsbecharm

   Broadercontrol

   Narrowerhex
3. 3.

   protect through supernatural powers or charms

   Broaderprotect
4. 4.

   induce into action by using one's charm

   “She charmed him into giving her all his money”

   Synonymsinfluencetempt

   Broaderpersuade

   Narrowermagnetize

Other forms of charm

plural

charms·

past tense

charmed·

present participle

charming·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about charm

What does charm mean?

charm means "attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates". That is the primary sense; the word has 8 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in charm?

charm has 1 syllable: charm. In IPA it is /ˈtʃɑɹm/.

What is another word for charm?

Close synonyms include appeal, appealingness, spell, magic spell, magical spell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is charm a common word?

charm is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.