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noun ADJ. considerable, great, immense a woman of considerable charm | easy, natural, quiet, real, special His natural charm and wit made him very popular. | personal | boyish, feminine | old-fashioned, old-world, period, traditional | rural, rustic The farmhouse had a certain rustic charm about it. VERB + CHARM have, possess | keep, retain The village still retains a lot of its old-world charm. | turn on, use He can certainly turn on the charm when he wants to! I nagged him for a week and used all my feminine charm. | exude, ooze He oozes charm, but I wouldn't trust him. | be immune to, resist He was unable to resist her charms. | succumb to Many women had succumbed to his charms. | be lacking in, lack The dining room was dark and gloomy, and the food was similarly lacking in charm. | lose The idea of being a farmer had lost its charm for me by this time.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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charm
verbs
have charm
• Richard was clever and he had a lot of charm.
use your charm
• She knew when to use her charm in order to get what she wanted.
turn on the charm
(= use your charm to get something )
• If you turn on the charm, I’m sure you’ll get the job.
ooze charm
(= have or show a lot of charm )
• Every time she saw him, he oozed charm.
lack charm/be lacking in charm
• A lot of new buildings lack charm.
something loses its charm
• He was getting older, and travel was losing its charm.
succumb to sb’s/sth’s charms
(= allow yourself to be influenced by their charms )
• Thomas seemed to be succumbing to Sylvie's charms.
resist sb’s charm
(= not allow yourself to be influenced by someone’s charm )
• People say that it was impossible to resist Burton’s charm.
be part of somebody's/something's charm
• The house is a long way from anywhere and that is part of its charm.
adjectives
boyish charm
• Women seem to love his boyish charm.
great charm
• He was a man of great charm.
easy charm
(= relaxed charm )
• Hudson was full of easy charm and smiles.
rustic charm
(= charm that is simple, old-fashioned and typical of the countryside )
• The cottage had a certain rustic charm.
natural charm
• She had a quiet natural charm that everyone liked.
personal charm
• He was a man of great personal charm.
considerable charm
• Their music has considerable charm.
immense charm
(= very great )
• No one could resist his immense charm.
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