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Charming vs Seductive - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between charming and seductive

is that charming is pleasant, charismatic while seductive is attractive, alluring, tempting.

As a verb charming

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun charming

is the casting of a magical charm.

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.

    Anagrams

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    seductive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Attractive, alluring, tempting.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
  • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite. There is something humiliating about it.

    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "seductive" is often applied: woman, lady, girl, power, art, image, behavior, smile, dress, dance, tango, song, etc.