charmless

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adjective

unpleasant, unappealing, lacking charm

Opposite
charming
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English charm →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivecharmless (comparative more charmless, superlative most charmless)

comparative more charmless · superlative most charmless

  1. unpleasant, unappealing, lacking charm

    I met him in a crowded room / Where people go to drink away their gloom / He sat me down and so began / The story of a charmless man.

    1996, “Charmless Man”, performed by Blur

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
charming
Also see
uncharming

Origin

  1. Englishcharm
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishcharmless

From charm + -less.

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APA

charmless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charmless

MLA

“charmless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charmless. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “charmless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/charmless.

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