charmed

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of charm. Use this form for something that already happened.

   Her singing charmed the whole audience that evening.

   The kind nurse charmed the frightened child into smiling.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Feeling pleased and happy because something is nice or lovely.

   Like the happy feeling you get when someone is very kind to you.

   She was charmed by the little garden behind the house.

   We were all charmed by his polite, friendly manners.

   Similardelighted, enchanted, captivated, pleased, entranced

   Oppositeunimpressed, displeased

3. 3
   adjective

   Very lucky, as if protected by magic.

   Like always landing on your feet, no matter how far you fall.

   He led a charmed life, escaping every accident without a scratch.

   She had a charmed run of good luck at the casino.

   Similarlucky, blessed, fortunate, magical

   Oppositeunlucky, cursed, ill-fated

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4. 4
   adjective

   Held under a magic spell and unable to break free.

   Like being frozen in place by magic in a fairy tale.

   The prince stood frozen, charmed by the witch's spell.

   The charmed sword could not be lifted by ordinary hands.

   Similarbewitched, enchanted, spellbound

5. 5
   adjective

   Describing a tiny particle that has a special property scientists call charm.

   Like a coin stamped with a hidden mark that tells scientists what kind it is.

   The charmed particle left a short track before breaking apart.

   Scientists studied how a charmed meson decays into lighter pieces.

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