Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having the effect of a charm; fascinating; enchanting; hence, pleasing in the highest degree; delightful.
  • Synonyms Enchanting, bewitching, captivating, delightful, lovely.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective pleasant, charismatic
  • adjective delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm
  • verb Present participle of charm.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
  • adjective pleasing or delighting

Etymologies

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From charm.

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