Meaning of charm | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
2. An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
   countable, uncountable
3. An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation)
4. A flock, group (especially of finches).
5. Anything that protects against evil.
6. The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration
7. The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
   countable, in-plural, often, uncountable
8. very attractive. a charming smile. sjarmant, bekoorlik ساحِر، فَتّان، جَذّاب прелетен encantador okouzlující, půvabný bezaubernd indtagende; charmerende γοητευτικόςencantador võluv بسیار جذاب viehättävä charmantמקסים मोहक čaroban, divan bájos menarik töfrandi, heillandi affascinante 魅力的な 매력적인 žavus apburošs; valdzinošs menawan charmantfortryllende, sjarmerende, deilig, yndiguroczy دیره جذاب encantador fermecător очаровательный pôvabný očarljiv šarmantan förtjusande, charmig ที่มีเสน่ห์ çekici...
9. A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer
10. A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
    countable, uncountable
11. sjarmant بِصورَةٍ ساحِرَه/ فاتِنَه очарователно com encanto půvabně bezaubernd charmerende; fortryllende γοητευτικά con encanto võluvalt با جذابیت viehättävästi de façon charmante בְּאוֹפֵן מָקִסים सम्मोहनपूर्वक čaroban, dražestan bűbájosan manis á heillandi hátt in modo affascinante 魅力的に 매력적으로 žaviai apburoši; valdzinoši dengan menawan charmantfortryllende, yndig uroczo له جذابیت com encanto fermecător очаровательно pôvabne očarljivo šarmantno förtjusande, charmigt อย่างมีเสน่ห์ sevimli / ca...
12. The collective noun for a group of goldfinches
13. The collective noun for a group of goldfinches.
    countable, uncountable
14. The power or quality of pleasing or delighting; appeal: an old house with a lot of charm.
15. A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks
16. A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
    countable, particle, uncountable
17. A small ornament, such as one worn on a bracelet.
18. A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
    countable, uncountable
19. An item worn for its supposed magical benefit, as in warding off evil; an amulet.
20. An icon providing quick access to a command or setting.
    countable, uncountable
21. Physics a. A quantum property of subatomic particles that is conserved in electromagnetic and strong interactions but may not be conserved in weak interactions that cause the decay of particles containing charm quarks.
    Physics
22. To delight or fascinate: the simple elegance of the meal charmed the guests.
23. To induce by means of strong personal attractiveness: charmed the guard into admitting them without invitations.
24. To cast or seem to cast a spell on; bewitch.

Equivalents

Examples

“a charm against evil”

“It works like a charm.”

“The witch, repository of hieratic lore and folk legends and occult arcana, became the distributor of philtres and unguents, electuaries and pastilles, herbs and charms and incantations - directed toward sexual pleasures and amatory satisfactions.”

“He had great personal charm.”

“She tried to win him over with her charms.”

“[…]the charm of Beauties powerful glance.”

“Muſick has Charms to ſooth a ſavage Breaſt, To ſoften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.”

“Charms ſtrike the ſight, but merit wins the ſoul.”

“Her coyneſs was conquered by aſſiduity, and at laſt ſhe conſented to reſign the treaſure of her charms to my paſſion.”

“She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist.”

“In trying to understand the long life of the psi particle, physicists postulated the notion of “charm.” Charm, they say, prevents the “easy” decay of particles and thus prolongs their lifetimes. U particles, Dr. Pert said, may carry the property of charm.”

“Mesons which combine the charmed quark with the up or down antiquarks are denoted the D mesons. These mesons carry explicit charm (i.e. have a non-zero charm quantum number), just as the K mesons carry strangeness.”

“Undoubtedly one of the most important pieces to navigating Windows 8, charms are actually not visible until a command to show them is given.”

“[…]Free libertie to chaunt our charmes at will:[…]”

“Sweet is the breath of morn, her riſing ſweet, With charm of earlieſt Birds;”

“The laughter rose like the charm of starlings.”

“A charm of finches flew overhead, singing into the vivid afternoon sky.”

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