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charming
English
Etymology
From Middle English charmyng; equivalent to charm +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?t???(?).m??/
- Rhymes: -??(r)m??
Adjective
charming (comparative charminger or more charming, superlative (nonstandard) charmest or charmingest or most charming)
- Pleasant, charismatic.
- Synonyms: charismatic, smart, witty
- Antonyms: dull, charmless
- Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.
- Antonyms: silly, charmless
Translations
Verb
charming
- present participle of charm
Noun
charming (plural charmings)
- The casting of a magical charm.
- 1616, Thomas Middleton, The Witch
- They denied me often flour, barm and milk, / Goose-grease and tar, when I ne'er hurt their charmings, / Their brewlocks, nor their batches, nor forespoke / Any of their breedings.
- 1616, Thomas Middleton, The Witch
Anagrams
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beguiling
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?l??
Verb
beguiling
- present participle of beguile
Noun
beguiling (plural beguilings)
- A beguilement.
Adjective
beguiling (comparative more beguiling, superlative most beguiling)
- That beguiles or beguile.
- a beguiling look
- 2009, Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, Pinguin Books, page 26:
- I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?
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