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Meanings of charm in English

Portuguese
charme
Catalan
encís
Spanish
atractivo

Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates.

        charme
        Portuguese
        encantar
        Catalan
        encantar
        Spanish
        encantar

        To attract, arouse and hold attention and interest, as by charm or beauty.

            encantar
            Synonyms
            Examples for "appeal"
            Examples for "appeal"
            1
            However the appeal process was a necessary check on power, he said.
            Radio NZ
            2
            But Videanu said the potentially lucrative power market held appeal to investors.
            Reuters
            3
            They organize in vain; they protest in vain; they appeal in vain.
            Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South
            4
            However the protesters have been given 7 days to appeal the ruling.
            Reuters
            5
            He said he would likely appeal the case to the high court.
            Reuters
            1
            Yet at the same time, mixed in therewith, a curious strain of womanish, nay childish, weakness, appealingness.
            Marcella
            Catalan
            temptar
            Spanish
            tentar

            Induce into action by using one's charm.

                  temptar
                  Portuguese
                  talismã
                  Catalan
                  mascota

                  Something believed to bring good luck.

                        talismã
                        Usage of charm in English
                        1
                        The charm of the SEA Games has diminished significantly in recent years.
                        Reuters
                        2
                        The course oozes style, class and charm in a truly French way.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        But this great superstitious fear was, however, part of Benedict's eternal charm.
                        Prince Lestat
                        4
                        One learns the charm of the lone trail in the Canadian bush.
                        Carmen's Messenger
                        5
                        Yet the charm of these quirky homes from home is simply irresistible.
                        The South African
                        6
                        The charm of Richfield Springs is in the character of the landscape.
                        Their Pilgrimage
                        7
                        The variety of scenery in the wood added much to the charm.
                        The Naturalist on the Thames
                        8
                        It was all unexpected; that was the charm of the whole relation.
                        Son of Power
                        9
                        The main ground-level room is light and airy with a simple charm.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        Her perfect English, her undoubted good looks and her charm helped too.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        They won't find in Utica the same charm; that was my idea.
                        Pandora
                        12
                        There is an inexpressible charm in thus living in the open air.
                        The Voyage of the Beagle
                        13
                        I know that it is a charm of some kind, of course.
                        The Laughing Corpse
                        14
                        Suddenly Dublin tap water has developed a certain earthy, musty, chlorinated charm.
                        The Irish Times
                        15
                        He had natural charm, but remained shy and uneasy with small talk.
                        The Irish Times
                        16
                        Our warm life-blood must mingle to make and to mar the charm.
                        The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851
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