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Charming vs Unaffected - What's the difference?

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Charming is a related term of unaffected.


As adjectives the difference between charming and unaffected

is that charming is pleasant, charismatic while unaffected is not affected or changed.

As nouns the difference between charming and unaffected

is that charming is the casting of a magical charm while unaffected is someone not , as by a disease.

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.

    Anagrams

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    unaffected

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not affected or changed.
    • Since I work from home, I was unaffected by the office move.
  • Lacking pretense or affectation; natural.
  • * 1812 , , Pride and Prejudice , Chapter 3:
    • Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.

    Derived terms

    * unaffectedly * unaffectedness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone not , as by a disease.

    • Synonyms

    * nonaffected (less common)