Definitions for charming
ˈtʃɑr mɪŋcharm·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. charming(adj)

   pleasing or delighting

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

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

   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"

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. charming(Adjective)

   pleasant, charismatic

   Etymology: From charm.

2. charming(Adjective)

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

   Etymology: From charm.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Charming

   of Charm

2. Charming(adj)

   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

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Henry James:

   Money's a horrid thing to follow, but a charming thing to meet.

2. Ted Cruz:

   I like Marco. I respect him, i think he's charming and talented and charismatic. We've had some policy disagreements, but that's part and parcel of politics.

3. John Updike:

   It seems to me the book has not just aesthetic values-- the charming little clothy box of the thing, the smell of the glue, even the print, which has its own beauty. But there's something about the sensation of ink on paper that is in some sense a thing, a phenomenon rather than an epiphenomenon. I can't break the association of electric trash with the computer screen. Words on the screen give the sense of being just another passing electronic wriggle.

4. Lady Carnarvon:

   It’s a new step for me. We will welcome people from all over, I expect. Access is going to depend on the time of year. It will be cosy, charming and unique, it’s exciting bringing back to life an old, sad building and again giving it purpose. It is a new departure for us to try short lets and we hope it will amuse people.

5. Baba Faiz:

   What if we use Einstein's special theory of relativity to freeze time? The reason is simple and precise. The idea of freezing time is to freeze our love; Love always young and charming.

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