charming

Other forms of charming

comparative

charminger·

superlative

charmingest·

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 charming

What does charming mean?

charming means "pleasing or delighting". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in charming?

charming has 2 syllables: char-ming. The stress falls on "char". In IPA it is /ˈtʃɑɹmɪŋ/.

What is another word for charming?

Close synonyms include magic, magical, sorcerous, witching, wizard. 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 charming a common word?

charming 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.