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charming

adj
/ˈtʃɑː(ɹ).mɪŋ/UK

Etymology

From Middle English charmynge; equivalent to charm + -ing.

  1. inherited from charmynge

Definitions

  1. Pleasant, charismatic.

    • "What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."

  2. Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting…

    Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.

  3. present participle and gerund of charm

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. The casting of a magical charm.

      • 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.

    2. Used in response to behaviour or language considered offensive or uncouth.

      • The other murderer is sadistically hacked to pieces, while the proceedings are being videoed – and the DVD is sent to Nick's home so that his daughter can see it. Oh, charming.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at charming. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at charming. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at charming

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA