charm
noun /tʃɑːm/
/tʃɑːrm/
Idioms - He was a man of great charm.
- The hotel is full of charm and character.
Extra Examples- He oozes charm, but I wouldn't trust him.
- I nagged him for a week and used all my feminine charm.
- The dining room was dark and gloomy, and the food was similarly lacking in charm.
- a woman of considerable charm
- The area is a little run-down, but that's just part of its charm.
- The idea of being a farmer had lost its charm for me by this time.
- The town still retains a lot of its old-world charm.
- She was attracted by his good looks and his boyish charm.
- Venice—who can resist its charm?
- His natural charm and wit made him very popular.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- immense
- …
- have
- hold
- possess
- …
- part of the, its, etc. charm
- [countable] a feature or quality that is pleasant or attractive
- her physical charms (= her beauty)
Extra Examples- He was unable to resist her charms.
- Many women had succumbed to his charms.
- The farmhouse had a certain rustic charm about it.
- a politician with a folksy charm
- The route certainly had its charms.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- immense
- …
- have
- hold
- possess
- …
- part of the, its, etc. charm
- [countable] a small object worn on a chain or bracelet that is believed to bring good luck
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- a lucky charm
- a charm bracelet
WordfinderTopics Clothes and Fashionc2- amulet
- charm
- coincidence
- fate
- fortune
- jinx
- luck
- mascot
- superstition
- talisman
- [countable] an act or words believed to have magic power synonym spell
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘incantation or magic spell’ and ‘to use spells’): from Old French charme (noun), charmer (verb), from Latin carmen ‘song, verse, incantation’.
Idioms
third time is the charm (US English)
(also third time lucky)
- used when you have failed to do something twice and hope that you will succeed the third time
work like a charm
- to be immediately and completely successful
- Those new pills you gave me worked like a charm.
- Her strategy worked like a charm.