Definitions for charming
ˈtʃɑr mɪŋcharm·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. charmingadjective

   pleasing or delighting

   "endowed with charming manners"; "a charming little cottage"; "a charming personality"

2. charming, magic, magical, sorcerous, witching(a), wizard(a), wizardlyadjective

   possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers

   "charming incantations"; "magic signs that protect against adverse influence"; "a magical spell"; "'tis now the very witching time of night"- Shakespeare; "wizard wands"; "wizardly powers"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. charmingadjective

   pleasant, charismatic

2. charmingadjective

   delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm

3. Etymology: From charm.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Charmingparticip. adj.

   Pleasing in the highest degree.

   Etymology: from charm.

   For ever all goodness will be charming, for ever all wickedness will be most odious. Thomas Sprat.

   O charming youth! in the first op’ning page,
   So many graces in so green an age. Dryden.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Charming

   of Charm

2. Charmingadjective

   pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'charming' in Adjectives Frequency: #806

Anagrams for charming »

1. marching

How to pronounce charming?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of charming in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of charming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of charming in a Sentence

1. David Ben-Gurion:

   There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage.

2. Cyril Connolly:

   All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

3. Oscar Wilde:

   It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.

4. Henry Anatole Grunwald:

   Everything can be learned, including, to a very large extent, to be what you are not. You can learn to be pretty if you are plain, charming if you are dull, thin if you are fat, youthful if you are aging, how to write though you are inarticulate, how to make money though you are not good with figures.

5. Tom Holland:

   And I would certainly be curious to see how he was as an Oscars host, he's so charming, and he's such a showman, and he's such a song-and-dance, triple-threat actor. I would be very, very confident in his confidence.

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