charming

adjective

charm·​ing ˈchär-miŋ 

: extremely pleasing or delightful : entrancing

a charming restaurant

has such charming manners

charmingly

ˈchär-miŋ-lē 

adverb

Synonyms

• alluring
• appealing
• attractive
• bewitching
• captivating
• charismatic
• elfin
• enchanting
• engaging
• entrancing
• fascinating
• fetching
• glamorous
• glamourous
• luring
• magnetic
• seductive

Example Sentences

a charming little café by the sea

a charming man who had no problem winning women's hearts

Recent Examples on the Web

And fortunately, Toast CEO Suzie de Rohan Willner owns a company that makes the most charming ones. —Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 15 Mar. 2023

Greensboro, Georgia About 75 miles outside of Atlanta sits one of the most charming lake destinations in the South: Lake Oconee. —Maya Kachroo-levine, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2023

Italo Calvino was, word for word, the most charming writer to put pen to paper in the twentieth century. —Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023

There’s just something so charming about the way that Natasha Lyonne is both extremely feminine and extremely butch interchangeably. —Samuel Maude, ELLE, 22 Feb. 2023

There's something charming about the base Work Truck trim. —Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 19 Feb. 2023

As the eponymous groundbreaker, Neeson turns in one of his most charming and layered performances. —Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2023

Your kids will have wonderful, distinct, charming, and sporadically annoying personalities. —Chloe Schama, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2023

Running the gamut of appealing personalities, the ensemble is made up of Ford as Paul, a charming, yet grumpy man. —Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 14 Feb. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

from present participle of charm entry 2

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

charming

adjective

charm·​ing ˈchärm-iŋ 

: pleasant and attractive especially in manner

a charming person