Meaning and Origin
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Origin and Meaning of Charm
User Submitted Origins
English
82%
American
9%
French
9%
User Submitted Meanings
- A submission from Thailand says the name Charm means "Being blessed with good luck and happiness".
- A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Charm means "To be blessed with luck and beauty" and is of English origin.
- A submission from Iowa, U.S. says the name Charm means "Being gods little helper" and is of American origin.
- A submission from Canada says the name Charm means "The name charm means to me is beautiful and loving" and is of English origin.
- A user from Georgia, U.S. says the name Charm is of French origin and means "Charming".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Charm
Senses
- A melody; a song.(Obs)"With charm of earliest birds." [Milton.]"Free liberty to chant our charms at will." [Spenser.]
- A word or combination of words sung or spoken in the practice of magic; a magical combination of words, characters, etc.; an incantation."My high charms work." [Shak.]
- That which exerts an irresistible power to please and attract; that which fascinates; any alluring quality." Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul." [Pope.]"The charm of beauty's powerful glance." [Milton.]
- Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in averting ill or securing good fortune.
- Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain.
- [Physics] a property of certain quarks which may take the value of +1, -1 or 0.synonyms: Spell; incantation; conjuration; enchantment; fascination; attraction.
Etymology: F. charme, fr. L. carmen song, verse, incantation, for casmen, akin to Skr. çasman çasā, a laudatory song, from a root signifying to praise to sing
verb Charm
Senses
- To make music upon; to tune.(Obs. & R)"Here we our slender pipes may safely charm." [Spenser.]
- To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic."No witchcraft charm thee!" [Shak.]
- To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe."Music the fiercest grief can charm." [Pope.]
- To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate."They, on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear." [Milton.]
- To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life."I, in my own woe charmed, Could not find death." [Shak.]synonyms: - To fascinate; enchant; enrapture; captivate; bewitch; allure; subdue; delight; entice; transport.
Etymology: Cf. F. charmer. See Charm (n.)
verb Charm
Senses
- To use magic arts or occult power; to make use of charms."The voice of charmers, charming never so wisely." [Ps. lviii. 5.]
- To act as, or produce the effect of, a charm; to please greatly; to be fascinating.
- To make a musical sound.(Obs)
Other Dictionary Sources
- Something believed to bring good luck
- Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- (physics) one of the six flavors of quark
- A verbal formula believed to have magical force ("inscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese")
- Induce into action by using one's charm ("She charmed him into giving her all his money")
- Protect through supernatural powers or charms
- Attract; cause to be enamored
- Control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
Wiktionary
From Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen (“song, incantation”).
- An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- a against evil
- It works like a .
- The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural.
- He had great personal .
- She tried to win him over with her .
- A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
- She wears a bracelet on her wrist.
- (physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the quantity of charm quarks & antiquarks.
- (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
Variant of chirm, from Middle English chirme, from Old English ċierm (“cry, alarm”), from Proto-Germanic *karmiz.
- The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
- A flock, group (especially of finches).
charm was also found in the following language(s): Danish and Swedish