Etymology

charming

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Today it means: Pleasant, charismatic. Full definition →

Middle English charmynge
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromcharmynge
  2. English todaycharming

From Middle English charmynge; equivalent to charm + -ing.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.