Charm - Definition and Overview
Related Words:
Alchemy
,
Allure
,
Amulet
,
Anklet
,
Appeal
,
Arrest
,
Ascendancy
,
Attraction
,
Authority
,
Bait
,
Bangle
,
Beads
Charms - so Russian poet
Daniil Kharms
spelled his pseudonym
Charm
can have the following meanings:
In the world of
paranormal magic
, a
charm
can mean either:
An
amulet
or talisman, or
a
spell
. When a charm is a spell, it is usually traditional in form and often in verse. See also:
hoodoo
,
pow-wow (folk magic)
,
vodun
Charm
is a
quark
(subatomic particle)
flavor
(the name of an attribute of quarks), and the name of a kind of quark of that flavor.
Charms
is a brand of
candy
.
Charm
can refer to a number of socially desirable characteristics, from
courtesy
and
wit
to
sexiness
.
Prince Charming
is a traditional name for a
hero
from several
fairy tales
, including
Snow White
,
Sleeping Beauty
, and
Cinderella
. Regardless of who the
princess
is, Prince Charming gets the girl and they live
happily ever after
.
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disambiguation
page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.
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