charmed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
- /t͡ʃɑɹmd/ (General-American)
- /tʃɑːmd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
- Under a magic spell (cast by a charm); bewitched.
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Having great good fortune, as though magically wrought.
‘That animal has a charmed life,’ he said; ‘but you can say this only of brutes in this country. No man - you apprehend me? - no man here bears a charmed life.’
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 218:Draw forth thy ſword, thou mightie man at armes, Intending but to raiſe my charmed ſkin: And Ioue himſelfe will ſtretch his hand from heauen, To ward the blow, and ſhield me ſafe from harme, […]
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:
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Impressed by the pleasantness of something.
You are very gracious; I am charmed by your personality.
- Of a particle: having nonzero charm.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more charmed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most charmed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
charmed quark · charmedly · uncharmed · semi-charmed · charmed life
Synonyms
fortunate · charmed · enchanted · cursed · happy · bespelled · providential · serendipitous · lucky · fortuitous · spellbound · serendipitous · forspoken · maleficiate · ensorcelled · bewitched · fortunate · freak · spellbound · sonsy · under a spell · providential · ensorcelled · under a spell · charmed
Translations (14)
bg очарован (impressed by the pleasantness of something) · el γοητευμένος (impressed by the pleasantness of something) · ru заколдо́ванный (under a magic spell — see also bewitched) · ru впечатлённый (impressed by the pleasantness of something) · fi hurmaantunut (impressed by the pleasantness of something) · fi lumottu (under a magic spell — see also bewitched) · hi मोहित (under a magic spell — see also bewitched) · es hechizado (under a magic spell — see also bewitched) · ru очаро́ванный (impressed by the pleasantness of something) · el γοητευμένος (under a magic spell — see also bewitched) · ru очаро́ванный (under a magic spell — see also bewitched) · bg омагьосан (under a magic spell — see also bewitched) · ru околдо́ванный (under a magic spell — see also bewitched) · es encantado (under a magic spell — see also bewitched)