Charming
['tʃɑːmɪŋ] or ['tʃɑrmɪŋ]
Definition
(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' .
(adj.) pleasing or delighting; 'endowed with charming manners'; 'a charming little cottage'; 'a charming personality' .
Checker: Roderick--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Charm
(a.) Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive.
Typist: Richard
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Fascinating, captivating, enchanting, enrapturing, bewitching, delightful, lovely, very pleasant.
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Examples
- That mademoiselle has made good use of her time, and the result is charming, replied Laurie, bowing with his hand on his heart and an admiring look. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- What a charming reconciler and peacemaker money is! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- This was exactly as it should be; for the young man wanted only regimentals to make him completely charming. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Offered by Fosco as an act of homage to the charming society. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Charming man, ma'am, the Earl of Fife! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- His acquaintances thought him enviable to have so charming a wife, and nothing happened to shake their opinion. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Grandmama was quite well, had a charming evening with Mr. Woodhouse, a vast deal of chat, and backgammon. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He saw Heloise, and was captivated by her blooming youth, her beauty, and her charming disposition. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There's a charming piece of music by Handel, called the Harmonious Blacksmith. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- You shall have a charming wife. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Had this charming creature no faults? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- This will decide it, said I to myself; for if he says anything is excellent, or charming, or capital, that His Grace utters, I know what I will do. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- She was a very charming woman. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Herself, said Will, not indisposed to provoke the charming Mrs. Lydgate. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Every thing tender and charming was to mark their parting; but still they were to part. Jane Austen. Emma.
- They say of a person they admire, Ah, he is a charming swindler, and a most exquisite liar! Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- These were charming feelingsbut not lasting. Jane Austen. Emma.
- This is a charming spot, is the Bower, but you must get to apprechiate it by degrees. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Charming place, though, and delightful people. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- They are very charming faults, at all events. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Em'ly, indeed, said little all the evening; but she looked, and listened, and her face got animated, and she was charming. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- A charming man, the Earl of Fife! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- We were so absorbed in one another we were of no mortal use apart, and that charming arrangement would make everything easy all round, so we did it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But the more beautiful and winning and charming she, the nearer they must always be to the necessity of approaching it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- She recovered herself instantly, coloured for a moment--and then, with a charming frankness, offered me her hand. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Look, Eunice, is not this flower charming? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- I do not know what it means, but it sounds wonderfully charming. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Now there are angels of two kinds, and both sorts, it is said, are charming in their way. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Lily shook her head with a charming semblance of regret. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Is not she very charming? Jane Austen. Emma.
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