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charmest

UK/ˈtʃɑː(ɹ)m.ɛst/

charmest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of charm.

charmest is the superlative form of charming.

Meaning of charm

Verb

charm (third-person singular simple present charms, present participle charming, simple past and past participle charmed)

  1. To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
    • He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor.
  2. (transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
    • After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed.
  3. To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
    • She led a charmed life.
  4. (obsolete, rare) To make music upon.
    • But ah my corage cooles ere it be warme, / For thy, content vs in thys humble ſhade: / Where no ſuch troublous tydes han vs aſſayde, / Here we our ſlender pipes may ſafely charme.1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “October. Ægloga Decima.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC, folio 42, recto
  5. To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
    • Music the fierceſt griefs can charm, / And fate's ſevereſt rage diſarm: […]1687 (date written), Alexander Pope, “Ode for Musick on St. Cecilia’s Day”, in The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume I, London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], →OCLC, canto VII, page...

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Meaning of charming

Adjective

charming (comparative more charming or (nonstandard) charminger, superlative most charming or (nonstandard) charmingest or (nonstandard) charmest)

  1. Pleasant, charismatic.
    • "What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 6
    Antonyms:
    dull, charmless
  2. Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.
    Antonyms:
    silly, charmless

See all 4 meanings of charming

Origin of charmest

charm + -est (“suffix forming archaic second-person singular present tense”)

charming + -est (“suffix forming the superlative”)

Questions about charmest

What is charmest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Charmest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of charm.
How do you pronounce charmest?
Charmest is pronounced /ˈtʃɑː(ɹ)m.ɛst/ (UK).

Words near charmest in the dictionary

  1. charmer
  2. charmeress
  3. charmeresses
  4. charmers
  5. charmes
  6. charmest
  7. charmeth
  8. charmeuse
  9. charmeuses
  10. charmfest
  11. charmfests

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Adapted from Wiktionary: charmest (page history and authors); charm (page history and authors); charming (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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