Meaning of charming | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Pleasant, charismatic.
2. kind, amiable, gracious
3. Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.

Equivalents

Examples

“"What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."”

“In the abstract, Stuhlbarg’s twinkly-eyed sidekick suggests Joe Pesci in Lethal Weapon 2 by way of late-period Robin Williams with an alien twist, but Stuhlbarg makes a character that easily could have come across as precious into a surprisingly palatable, even charming man.”

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