- charming
- adjective
Date: 1634
extremely pleasing or delightful ; entrancing <a charming restaurant> • charmingly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
charming
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Charming — Charming, California Fictional Town Town of Charming Motto: Our Name Says It All. Country United States State Califo … Wikipedia
Charming — Charm ing, a. Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive. [1913 Webster] How charming is divine philosophy. Milton. Syn: Syn. Enchanting; bewitching; captivating; enrapturing; alluring; fascinating;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
charming — charming; un·charming; … English syllables
charming — index attractive, moving (evoking emotion), sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
charming — fascinating, alluring, captivating, enchanting, bewitching, attractive (see under ATTRACT vb) Analogous words: *delightful, delectable, delicious: pleasing, agreeable, grateful, *pleasant Antonyms: forbidding … New Dictionary of Synonyms
charming — [adj] captivating absorbing, alluring, amiable, appealing, attractive, bewitching, charismatic, choice, cute, dainty, delectable, delicate, delightful, desirable, electrifying, elegant, enamoring, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, entrancing,… … New thesaurus
charming — ► ADJECTIVE 1) delightful; attractive. 2) very polite, friendly, and likeable. ► EXCLAMATION ▪ used as an ironic expression of displeasure. DERIVATIVES charmingly adverb … English terms dictionary
charming — [chärm′iŋ] adj. attractive; fascinating; delightful charmingly adv … English World dictionary
charming — [[t]tʃɑ͟ː(r)mɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that something is charming, you mean that it is very pleasant or attractive. ...a charming little fishing village. ...the charming custom of wearing a rose on that day. Ant: charmless Derived words:… … English dictionary
charming — adj. 1) charming to (she is charming to everyone) 2) charming to + inf. (it was charming to watch them) * * * [ tʃɑːmɪŋ] charming to + inf. (it was charming to watch them) charming to (she is charming to everyone) … Combinatory dictionary
charming — charm|ing [ tʃarmıŋ ] adjective ** very attractive and pleasant: a children s book with charming illustrations There are lots of charming little restaurants along the river. a. used about someone who behaves in a way people are attracted to: He s … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
