different between charming vs ingratiating

English

From Middle English charmyng; equivalent to charm +? -ing.

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

charming

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.

ingratiating (comparative more ingratiating, superlative most ingratiating)

Which ingratiates; which attempts to bring oneself into the favour of another, often with flattery or insincerity.
That was an ingratiating smile.

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