charm

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• Received-Pronunciation: chäm
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• Received-Pronunciation: /tʃɑːm/
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• General-American: chärm
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• General-American: /t͡ʃɑɹm/
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• rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)m
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• CMU ARPABET: CH AA1 R M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English charme, from Old French charme (“chant, magic spell”), from Latin carmen (“song, incantation”).

Synchronically a variant of chirm, but reflects Middle English charme (or unattested *charm), from Old English ċearm (“cry, alarm”), from Proto-West Germanic *karm, masculine variant of *karmi f, from Proto-Germanic *karmiz, *karm(j)az (“cry, lament, calling sound”). Near-doublet of chirm, which is from the feminine counterpart.

263 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bengali: জাদু (jadu) — something with magic power
• Bulgarian: амулет (amulet) — something with magic power
• Bulgarian: талисман (talisman) — something with magic power
• Catalan: amulet — something with magic power
• Chinese Mandarin: 護身符 /护身符 (hùshēnfú) — something with magic power
• Dutch: betovering — something with magic power
• Dutch: bezwering — something with magic power
• Dutch: ban — something with magic power
• Esperanto: amuleto — something with magic power
• Finnish: lumous — something with magic power
• Finnish: taika — something with magic power
• Finnish: taikakalu — something with magic power
• Finnish: amuletti — something with magic power
• French: fétiche — something with magic power
• French: charme — something with magic power
• Galician: fetiche — something with magic power
• Galician: dómina — something with magic power
• Galician: dixe — something with magic power
• Galician: bolerca — something with magic power
• German: Amulett — something with magic power
• German: Zauber — something with magic power
• Greek: φυλαχτό (fylachtó) — something with magic power
• Ancient Greek: περίαπτον (períapton) — something with magic power
• Ancient Greek: μάγγανον (mánganon) — something with magic power
• Ancient Greek: βασκάνιον (baskánion) — something with magic power
• Ancient Greek: ἴϋγξ (íünx) — something with magic power
• Hebrew: קסם (qesem) — something with magic power
• Hindi: टोना (ṭonā) — something with magic power
• Hindi: जादू (jādū) — something with magic power
• Hungarian: varázslat — something with magic power
• Hungarian: amulett — something with magic power
• Irish: draíocht — something with magic power
• Italian: amuleto — something with magic power
• Italian: incantesimo — something with magic power
• Italian: malia — something with magic power
• Japanese: お守り (o-mamori) — something with magic power
• Kalmyk: мирд (mird) — something with magic power
• Khalaj: afsûn — something with magic power
• Latin: carmen — something with magic power
• Macedonian: ама́јлија (amájlija) — something with magic power
• Macedonian: талисма́н (talismán) — something with magic power
• Māori: ātahu — something with magic power
• Māori: taupatiti — something with magic power
• Māori: kaha — something with magic power
• Māori: hahau — something with magic power
• Māori: tapuwae — something with magic power
• Māori: hirihiri — something with magic power
• Nupe: cigbè — something with magic power
• Polish: zaklęcie — something with magic power
• Polish: urok — something with magic power
• Portuguese: fetiche — something with magic power
• Portuguese: feitiço — something with magic power
• Romanian: amuletă — something with magic power
• Romanian: talisman — something with magic power
• Russian: амуле́т (amulét) — something with magic power
• Russian: талисма́н (talismán) — something with magic power
• Russian: обере́г (oberég) — something with magic power
• Sanskrit: करण (karaṇa) — something with magic power
• Sanskrit: योग (yoga) — something with magic power
• Scots: chairm — something with magic power
• Scottish Gaelic: geas — something with magic power
• Scottish Gaelic: geasachd — something with magic power
• Scottish Gaelic: giseag — something with magic power
• Scottish Gaelic: orra — something with magic power
• Scottish Gaelic: seun — something with magic power
• Scottish Gaelic: seuntas — something with magic power
• Scottish Gaelic: ubag — something with magic power
• Shan: ၶြႃႇ (khràa) — something with magic power
• Spanish: amuleto — something with magic power
• Swedish: amulett — something with magic power
• Swedish: talisman — something with magic power
• Tagalog: anting-anting — something with magic power
• Tày: búa — something with magic power
• Tày: bùa — something with magic power
• Ottoman Turkish: حمایل (hamayıl) — something with magic power
• Urdu: جادو (jādū) — something with magic power
• Urdu: منتر (mantar) — something with magic power
• Urdu: ٹونا (ṭonā) — something with magic power
• Urdu: ادا (adā) — something with magic power
• Welsh: swyn — something with magic power
• Yoruba: oògùn — something with magic power
• Armenian: հմայք (hmaykʻ) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Armenian: թովչանք (tʻovčʻankʻ) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Armenian: թովք (tʻovkʻ) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Armenian: հրապույր (hrapuyr) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Bulgarian: чар (čar) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Bulgarian: обаяние (obajanie) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Catalan: encant — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Catalan: encís — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Chinese Mandarin: 魅力 (mèilì) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Chinese Mandarin: 魔力 (mólì) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Czech: půvab — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Danish: charme — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Dutch: charme — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Esperanto: ĉarmeco — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Finnish: lumo — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Finnish: tenho — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Finnish: viehätysvoima — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Finnish: hurmaavuus — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• French: charme — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Galician: encanto — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• German: Charme — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Greek: γοητεία (goïteía) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Hebrew: חן (chen) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Hebrew: קֶסֶם אִישִׁי (qésem ishí) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Hindi: मोह (moh) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Hindi: अदा (adā) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Hungarian: sárm — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Hungarian: báj — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Hungarian: kellem — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Irish: caithis — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Italian: incanto — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Italian: fascino — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Italian: attrattiva — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Japanese: 魅力 (miryoku) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Japanese: チャーム (chāmu) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Japanese: シャルム (sharumu) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Kazakh: сүйкімділік (süikımdılık) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Latin: venustas — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Latin: lepos — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Macedonian: шарм (šarm) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Macedonian: чар (čar) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Macedonian: при́влечност (prívlečnost) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Māori: turipū — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Persian: افسون (afsun) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Polish: urok — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Portuguese: charme — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Portuguese: encanto — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Romanian: farmec — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Romanian: șarm — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Romanian: grație — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Russian: обая́ние (obajánije) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Russian: очарова́ние (očarovánije) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Russian: шарм (šarm) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Russian: ча́ры (čáry) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Sanskrit: लावण्य (lāvaṇya) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Sanskrit: करण (karaṇa) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Sanskrit: योग (yoga) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Spanish: encanto — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Swedish: charm — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Tagalog: alindog — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Telugu: లావణ్యము (lāvaṇyamu) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Ukrainian: чарі́вність (čarívnistʹ) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Urdu: ادا (adā) — quality of inspiring delight or admiration
• Armenian: բրելոկ (brelok) — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Armenian: կախազարդ (kaxazard) — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Danish: charm — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Dutch: bedeltje — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Esperanto: breloko — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Finnish: amuletti — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• French: breloque — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• German: Zauberarmband — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Greek: ψευτοστολίδι (pseftostolídi) — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Hungarian: talizmán — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Hungarian: amulett — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Hungarian: kabala — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Irish: briocht — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Italian: amuleto — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Italian: talismano — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Italian: ciondolo — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Macedonian: си́нџирче (síndžirče) — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Polish: talizman — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Portuguese: amuleto — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Romanian: breloc — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Russian: брело́к (brelók) — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Scottish Gaelic: seudag — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Spanish: dije — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Swedish: berlock — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Welsh: swyn — a small trinket on a bracelet or chain
• Catalan: encant — property of subatomic particle
• Finnish: lumo — property of subatomic particle
• German: Charm — property of subatomic particle
• Japanese: チャーム (chāmu) — property of subatomic particle
• Macedonian: шарм (šarm) — property of subatomic particle
• Russian: очарова́ние (očarovánije) — property of subatomic particle
• Spanish: encanto — property of subatomic particle
• Ukrainian: чарі́вність (čarívnistʹ) — property of subatomic particle
• Armenian: հմայել (hmayel) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Bulgarian: очаровам (očarovam) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Danish: charmere — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Dutch: betoveren — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Dutch: bezweren — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Esperanto: ĉarmi — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Finnish: hurmata — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Finnish: lumota — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• French: charmer — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• German: bezaubern — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• German: entzücken — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Greek: γοητεύω (goïtévo) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Ancient Greek: κηλέω (kēléō) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Ancient Greek: θέλγω (thélgō) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Hebrew: הִקְסִים (hiksím) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Hindi: लुभाना (lubhānā) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Hungarian: elbűvöl — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Hungarian: elbájol — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Hungarian: megbűvöl — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Icelandic: seiða — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Ido: charmar — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Irish: meall — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Latin: dēlēniō — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Latin: fascino — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Macedonian: при́влече (prívleče) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Macedonian: о́свои (ósvoi) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Māori: ātahu — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Māori: whakahoahoa — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Māori: whakapoapoa — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Polish: oczarować — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Portuguese: encantar — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Portuguese: fascinar — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Romanian: fermeca — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Romanian: încânta — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Romanian: fascina — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Russian: очаро́вывать (očaróvyvatʹ) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Russian: очарова́ть (očarovátʹ) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Russian: оба́ивать (obáivatʹ) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Russian: обая́ть (obajátʹ) — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Spanish: encantar — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Spanish: prendar — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Turkish: büyülemek — seduce, entrance or fascinate
• Armenian: հմայել (hmayel) — use a magical charm
• Aromanian: ncãntu — use a magical charm
• Aromanian: cãntu — use a magical charm
• Azerbaijani: ovsunlamaq — use a magical charm
• Belarusian: зачаро́ўваць (začarówvacʹ) — use a magical charm
• Belarusian: зачарава́ць (začaravácʹ) — use a magical charm
• Bulgarian: омагьосвам (omagjosvam) — use a magical charm
• Catalan: encantar — use a magical charm
• Catalan: embruixar — use a magical charm
• Dutch: beheksen — use a magical charm
• Dutch: betoveren — use a magical charm
• Dutch: bezweren — use a magical charm
• Esperanto: sorĉi — use a magical charm
• Finnish: lumota — use a magical charm
• French: ensorceler — use a magical charm
• German: bezaubern — use a magical charm
• Ancient Greek: κηλέω (kēléō) — use a magical charm
• Ancient Greek: θέλγω (thélgō) — use a magical charm
• Hebrew: הִקְסִים (hiksím) — use a magical charm
• Hungarian: elvarázsol — use a magical charm
• Hungarian: elbűvöl — use a magical charm
• Hungarian: megbűvöl — use a magical charm
• Central Kurdish: ئەفسوون کردن (efsûn kirdin) — use a magical charm
• Latin: fascino — use a magical charm
• Luganda: okuloga — use a magical charm
• Macedonian: ма́ѓепса (máǵepsa) — use a magical charm
• Māori: tāhoka — use a magical charm
• Māori: ātahu — use a magical charm
• Polish: zaczarować — use a magical charm
• Portuguese: encantar — use a magical charm
• Portuguese: enfeitiçar — use a magical charm
• Romanian: descânta — use a magical charm
• Romanian: fermeca — use a magical charm
• Romanian: vrăji — use a magical charm
• Russian: околдо́вывать (okoldóvyvatʹ) — use a magical charm
• Russian: околдова́ть (okoldovátʹ) — use a magical charm
• Russian: зачаро́вывать (začaróvyvatʹ) — use a magical charm
• Russian: зачарова́ть (začarovátʹ) — use a magical charm
• Spanish: encantar — use a magical charm
• Spanish: hechizar — use a magical charm
• Telugu: మంత్రించు (mantriñcu) — use a magical charm
• Turkish: büyülemek — use a magical charm
• Volapük: bemagivön — use a magical charm