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Definition of charming adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

charming

adjective
 
/ˈtʃɑːmɪŋ/
 
/ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/
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  1. very pleasant or attractive
    • The cottage is tiny, but it's charming.
    • She's a charming person.
    • What a charming name.
    Extra Examples
    • an exquisitely charming portrait
    • He was certainly charming, but he was also ruthless and ambitious.
    • We visited the charming old spa town of Moffat.
    • What is she really like behind that charming facade?
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • very
    • etc.
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  2. (ironic, informal) used to show that you have a low opinion of somebody’s behaviour
    • They left me to tidy it all up myself. Charming, wasn't it?
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