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Definition charm in British English

charm noun

noun
/tʃɑː(r)m/
1

a personal quality that attracts people to you and makes them like you

Example

Even journalists succumbed to Roosevelt's easy charm.

Example

She is a woman of great personal charm.

Example

They were reluctant to let us in until Sue turned on the charm.

Synonyms and related words
traction appeal character
Example

Visitors are delighted by the village's more rustic charms.

Example

The place held no charms for me - it was bare and isolated.

Synonyms and related words
advantage benefit good
1.2

the quality of being pleasant or attractive

Example

The building has been modernized but retains its traditional charm.

Example

a classic children's tale that has lost none of its charm

Synonyms and related words
traction appeal character
2

something that people believe brings them luck

Example

a good-luck charm

Synonyms and related words
amulet arcana broomstick
2.1

a small object worn on a piece of jewellery

Example

a gold charm

Example

a charm bracelet

Synonyms and related words
bead charm clasp
3

something believed to have magic power, especially a magic phrase

Synonyms and related words
amulet arcana broomstick
Definition charm in British English