Fetish vs. Charm
Difference Between Fetish and Charm
Fetishnoun
Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
Charmnoun
An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
a charm against evilIt works like a charm.Fetishnoun
Sexual attraction to or arousal at something sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a part of the body.
I know a guy who has a foot fetish.a fetish for leatherCharmnoun
The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural.
He had great personal charm.She tried to win him over with her charms.Fetishnoun
(US) An irrational, or abnormal fixation or preoccupation; an obsession.
a fetish for deficit reductionCharmnoun
A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist.Fetishnoun
a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
Charmnoun
(physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the quantity of charm quarks & antiquarks.
Fetishnoun
excessive or irrational devotion to some activity;
made a fetish of cleanlinessCharmnoun
(finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
Charmnoun
The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
Charmnoun
A flock, group (especially of finches).
Charmverb
To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor.Charmverb
(transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence.
After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed.Charmverb
To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
She led a charmed life.Charmverb
To make music upon.
Charmverb
To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
Charmnoun
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates;
his smile was part of his appeal to herCharmnoun
a verbal formula believed to have magical force;
he whispered a spell as he moved his handsinscribed around its base is a charm in BalineseCharmnoun
something believed to bring good luck
Charmverb
attract; cause to be enamored;
She captured all the men's heartsCharmverb
control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
Charmverb
protect through supernatural powers or charms
Charmverb
induce into action by using one's charm;
She charmed him into giving her all his money
