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Charmed vs Charming - What's the difference?

charmed | charming |

As adjectives the difference between charmed and charming

is that charmed is bewitched, under a magic spell (cast by a charm) while charming is pleasant, charismatic.

As verbs the difference between charmed and charming

is that charmed is past tense of charm while charming is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun charming is

the casting of a magical charm.

charmed

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Bewitched, under a magic spell (cast by a charm).
  • impressed
    • You are very gracious, I am charmed by your personality.
  • (physics, of a particle) Having nonzero charm.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (charm)

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    charming

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • pleasant, charismatic
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  • delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm

    • Antonyms

    * (pleasant) dull

    Synonyms

    * (pleasant) charismatic, smart, witty * (delightful) silly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The casting of a magical charm.
  • * (Thomas Middleton)
    • They denied me often flour, barm and milk, / Goose-grease and tar, when I ne'er hurt their charmings , / Their brewlocks, nor their batches, nor forespoke / Any of their breedings.

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