Fetish vs. Charm

Fetish vs. Charm — Is There a Difference?
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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 leather

Charmnoun

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 reduction

Charmnoun

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.
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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 cleanliness

Charmnoun

(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).

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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 her

Charmnoun

a verbal formula believed to have magical force;

he whispered a spell as he moved his handsinscribed around its base is a charm in Balinese

Charmnoun

something believed to bring good luck

Charmverb

attract; cause to be enamored;

She captured all the men's hearts

Charmverb

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