charms

Captivates with ease

Charms are objects, words, or actions believed to have magical power—a lucky charm, a charm bracelet, a spoken charm to ward off evil.

The word extends to personal magnetism: someone with charm captivates others effortlessly.

She charmed everyone at the party.

To charm is to enchant or delight, whether through supernatural means or sheer appeal.

A charmed life is one blessed with unusual good fortune.

amulet

talisman

Magical protective charm

  • pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
  • trinketSmall worthless ornament
  • fetishIrrational devotion to something

totem · medallion · locket · scarab · ankh · hamsa · evil eye · rabbit foot · horseshoe · four-leaf clover

jewelry

bracelet

Ornamental wrist band

  • pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
  • locketHinged pendant holding keepsakes
  • trinketSmall worthless ornament

bauble · bead · dangle · keepsake · accessory · adornment · chain · anklet · fob · bijou

allure

appeal

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allurement · fascination · captivation · enticement · seduction · glamour · enchantment · beguilement · winning ways · likeability

magic

spell

Arrange letters correctly

curse · conjuration · bewitchment · invocation · cantrip · glamour · jinx · blessing · ward · binding

persuasion

flattery

Excessive insincere praise

cajolery · coaxing · wheedling · wooing · winning over · ingratiation · schmoozing · buttering up · soft soap · honeyed words

Categories
Opposites
interpersonal attraction/appeal

charmsrepels

Drives back, resists

disgusts · repulses · alienates · offends · irritates

method of influence

charmsforces

Causes of motion

coerces · compels · intimidates · threatens · bullies

MAGICAL OBJECTS/SPELLS (noun sense)

charmscurses

Sworn oaths or hexes

hexes · jinxes · maledictions · blights · afflictions

Phrases
Family

charm, charming, charmed, charmer, charmingly, charmless, uncharmed

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G