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charmed

American  
[chahrmd] / tʃɑrmd /

adjective

  1. marked by good fortune or privilege.

    a charmed life.

  2. Physics. (of a particle) having a nonzero value of charm.


charmed British  
/ tʃɑːmd /

adjective

  1. delighted or fascinated

    a charmed audience

  2. seemingly protected by a magic spell

    he bears a charmed life

  3. physics possessing charm

    a charmed quark

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of charmed

1250–1300; Middle English. See charm 1, -ed 2

Example Sentences

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He started his career on cruise ships before his style charmed internet users.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Up first was Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who charmed the assembled press for nearly an hour.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

He charmed her with a bag of Scottish tablet and the influencer posted Jimmy's story on her social media.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Moses’s folksy scenes of her farm community at work and at play have charmed the public, attracted collectors, adorned Hallmark cards, and—for a while—made her one of the country’s most famous artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

How it felt like my heart had been charmed into a bird that soared inside my chest.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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