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Obliging vs Charming - What's the difference?

obliging | charming | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between obliging and charming

is that obliging is happy and ready to do favours for others while charming is pleasant, charismatic.

As verbs the difference between obliging and charming

is that obliging is present participle of lang=en while charming is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun charming is

the casting of a magical charm.

obliging

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Happy and ready to do favours for others.

    • Synonyms

    * accommodating, willing

    Derived terms

    * obligingness

    Verb

    (head)

    • 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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