charmed
Americanadjective
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marked by good fortune or privilege.
a charmed life.
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Physics. (of a particle) having a nonzero value of charm.
adjective
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delighted or fascinated
a charmed audience
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seemingly protected by a magic spell
he bears a charmed life
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physics possessing charm
a charmed quark
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Example Sentences
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I’m charmed by LeBron James’s nascent golf career: How someone at the top of one athletic profession has decided to start at the grim bottom of another.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
By all accounts, Aschenbrenner was living a charmed life in San Francisco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Josh Grisetti, the Broadway actor who charmed audiences with roles in “Something Rotten!” and TV’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” has died, a family member confirmed to The Times on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Finally, the Daily Star says English football fans want US-style cheerleaders and half-time shows for the game after being charmed by the American "razzle dazzle" at the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
She charmed the temporary people with stories of Greenbriar, Stanford, and, to a lesser extent, Chicago.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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