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Prepossessing vs Charming - What's the difference?

prepossessing | charming | Synonyms |

Prepossessing is a synonym of charming.


As adjectives the difference between prepossessing and charming

is that prepossessing is tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner while charming is pleasant, charismatic.

As a verb charming is

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As a noun charming is

the casting of a magical charm.

prepossessing

English

(Webster 1913)

Adjective

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  • Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner.
  • *1836 , Dickens, Sketches by Boz ,
  • *:Our curate is a young gentleman of such prepossessing appearance, and fascinating manners, that within one month after his first appearance in the parish, half the young-lady inhabitants were melancholy with religion, and the other half, desponding with love.
  • *1852 , H. B. Stowe,
  • *:These natural graces in the quadroon are often united with beauty of the most dazzling kind, and in almost every case with a personal appearance prepossessing and agreeable.

    • References

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    charming

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • pleasant, charismatic
  • * {{quote-news
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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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