different between seductive vs charmer

English

Alternative forms

• seducive (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /s??d?kt?v/?

Adjective

seductive (comparative more seductive, superlative most seductive)

1. Attractive, alluring, tempting.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "seductive" is often applied: woman, lady, girl, power, art, image, behavior, smile, dress, dance, tango, song, etc.

Related terms

• seductress
• seducement
• seduce
• seduction

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle English charmer, charmere, equivalent to charm +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t???m?/
• Rhymes: -??(?)m?(?)

Noun

charmer (plural charmers)

1. A charming person; one who charms or seduces; a smoothie.
2. An enchanter or magician.

Related terms

• charm
• charming
• snake charmer

Translations

Anagrams

• marcher

Danish

Noun

charmer c

1. indefinite plural of charme

Verb

charmer

1. present of charme
2. imperative of charmere

French

Etymology

From charme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.me/

Verb

charmer

1. to charm (with magic)
2. to charm

Conjugation

Related terms

• charmant
• charme
• charmeresse
• charmeur
• charmeuse

Descendants

• ? Italian: ciurmare

Further reading

• “charmer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• marcher

Middle English

Alternative forms

• charmere, charmor, charmar, chermar

Etymology

From Old French charmier; equivalent to charmen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?arm?r/

Noun

charmer (plural charmeres)

1. A mage or spellcaster; an individual who uses magic.
2. (rare) One who intrigues or interests others.

Descendants

• English: charmer
• Scots: chairmer

References

• “charmere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-14.

Old French

Verb

charmer

1. to charm; to enchant (put under a magic spell)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rms, *-rmt are modified to rs, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• Sicilian: ciarmari