word-vault/dist/data/cards/ch/charm.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "charm",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "image": "data/images/je/jewellery_bracelets.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the power of pleasing or attracting people",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was a man of great charm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The hotel is full of charm and character."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He oozes charm, but I wouldn't trust him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I used all my feminine charm, but to no avail."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dining room was dark and gloomy, and the food was similarly lacking in charm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a woman of considerable charm"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The area is a little run-down, but that's just part of its charm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The idea of being a farmer had lost its charm for me by this time."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The town still retains a lot of its old-world charm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was attracted by his good looks and his boyish charm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Venice—who can resist its charm?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His natural charm and wit made him very popular."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "great", "immense"],
                "verb + charm": ["have", "hold", "possess"],
                "phrases": ["part of the, its, etc. charm"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a feature or quality that is pleasant or attractive",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "her physical charms *(= her beauty)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was unable to resist her charms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many women had succumbed to his charms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The farmhouse had a certain rustic charm about it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a politician with a folksy charm"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The route certainly had its charms."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["considerable", "great", "immense"],
                "verb + charm": ["have", "hold", "possess"],
                "phrases": ["part of the, its, etc. charm"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a small object worn on a chain or bracelet that is believed to bring good luck",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a lucky charm"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a charm bracelet"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an act or words believed to have magic power",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used when you have failed to do something twice and hope that you will succeed the third time",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be immediately and completely successful",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Those new pills you gave me worked like a charm."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her strategy worked like a charm."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tʃɑːm/",
                "audio": "ch/charm/charm__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tʃɑːrm/",
                "audio": "ch/charm/charm__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the senses ‘incantation or magic spell’ and ‘to use spells’): from Old French charme (noun), charmer (verb), from Latin carmen ‘song, verse, incantation’."
}