Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

charmed

/t͡ʃɑɹmd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: charmed
IPA: /t͡ʃɑɹmd/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Under a magic spell (cast by a charm); bewitched.

adj

Having great good fortune, as though magically wrought.

adj

Impressed by the pleasantness of something.

adj

Of a particle: having nonzero charm.

verb

simple past and past participle of charm

Example Sentences

"Draw forth thy ſword, thou mightie man at armes, Intending but to raiſe my charmed ſkin: And Ioue himſelfe will ſtretch his hand from heauen, To ward the blow, and ſhield me ſafe from harme, […]"
"‘That animal has a charmed life,’ he said; ‘but you can say this only of brutes in this country. No man - you apprehend me? - no man here bears a charmed life.’"
"You are very gracious; I am charmed by your personality."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /t͡ʃɑɹmd/
British English: /tʃɑːmd/

Inflected Forms

more charmed (comparative) most charmed (superlative)

Derived Forms

charmedly uncharmed

Phrases

charmed life charmed quark semi-charmed

Synonyms

ensorcelled spellbound under a spell bespelled bewitched charmed cursed enchanted forspoken maleficiate fortunate providential

Rhymes With

armed unarmed harmed alarmed farmed unharmed disarmed

Questions

How do you pronounce charmed?: The recorded pronunciation is /t͡ʃɑɹmd/.
What does charmed mean?: Under a magic spell (cast by a charm); bewitched.

How to pronounce charmed

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