a pleasant and attractive quality that makes people like someone or something
Even the old cottage had a rustic charm that made visitors smile.
His easy smile and quick wit were part of his natural charm.
✦ From Middle English charme, from Old French charme, from Latin carmen ‘song, verse, incantation’.
a small decorative object worn on a bracelet, necklace, or kept for good luck
Maya added a tiny silver star charm to her bracelet to remember her graduation.
The tourist market was full of wooden animal charms carved by local artists.
to please or attract someone greatly
The comedian quickly charmed the audience with his stories.
Her kindness never fails to charm new students.
a word, phrase, or action believed to have magic power; a spell
The witch whispered an ancient charm and the candle flame turned blue.
Legends say the lake is protected by a powerful charm that keeps evil away.
to control, influence, or protect by magic
The sorcerer charmed the guards so they would fall asleep.
In the fairy tale, the princess charmed the dragon with a lullaby.
in particle physics, a type of quantum property carried by certain subatomic particles such as the charm quark
The discovery of the charm quark solved several anomalies in particle collision data.
Researchers study how charm is conserved during weak interactions.
