Meaning & use

charming

adjective·Everyday

Pleasant, attractive, and able to easily delight or win over other people through personality or manner.

See it in a sentence

The tour guide was so charming that even the tired travelers laughed at his jokes.

She found the little seaside cottage utterly charming, with its crooked shutters and flower boxes.

A note on using this word

Charming can describe people, places, or things, but when applied to a person's behavior it sometimes hints at practiced, surface-level appeal.

Words with a similar meaning

delightfulengaging

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Words with an opposite meaning

repellentoff-putting

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