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Charming vs Bewitching - What's the difference?

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Charming is a related term of bewitching.


As adjectives the difference between charming and bewitching

is that charming is pleasant, charismatic while bewitching is enchanting.

As nouns the difference between charming and bewitching

is that charming is the casting of a magical charm while bewitching is the act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.

As a verb charming

is .

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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    bewitching

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which somebody is bewitched; a curse or enchantment.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Enchanting.