Charm vs. Magic — What's the Difference?

The power or quality of pleasing or delighting; appeal

The power of apparently influencing events by using mysterious or supernatural forces

A quality that pleases or attracts; a delightful characteristic

Having or apparently having supernatural powers

A small ornament, such as one worn on a bracelet.

Wonderful; exciting

An item worn for its supposed magical benefit, as in warding off evil; an amulet.

Move, change, or create by or as if by magic

An action or formula thought to have magical power.

The art or practice of using charms, spells, or rituals to attempt to produce supernatural effects or control events in nature.

A quantum property of subatomic particles that is conserved in electromagnetic and strong interactions but may not be conserved in weak interactions that cause the decay of particles containing charm quarks.

The charms, spells, and rituals so used.

The quantum number that represents the charm property, equal to the difference between the number of charm quarks and the number of charm antiquarks.

The exercise of sleight of hand or conjuring, as in making something seem to disappear, for entertainment.

To delight or fascinate

A mysterious quality of enchantment

To induce by means of strong personal attractiveness

Of, relating to, or invoking the supernatural

To cast or seem to cast a spell on; bewitch.

Possessing distinctive qualities that produce unaccountable or baffling effects.

To be alluring or pleasing.

To produce, alter, or cause by or as if by magic

To function as an amulet or charm.

To cause to disappear by or as if by magic. Used with away

To use magic spells.

The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.

An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).

A specific ritual or procedure associated with such magic; a spell.

The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.

The supernatural forces which are drawn on in such a ritual.

A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.

Something producing successful and remarkable results, especially when not fully understood; an enchanting quality; exceptional skill.

(particle physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.

Complicated or esoteric code that is not expected to be generally understood.

(finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.

A conjuring trick or illusion performed to give the appearance of supernatural phenomena or powers.

The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.

The art or practice of performing conjuring tricks and illusions.

A flock, group (especially of finches).

Having supernatural talents, properties or qualities attributed to magic.

To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.

Producing extraordinary results, as though through the use of magic.

(transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence.

Pertaining to conjuring tricks or illusions performed for entertainment etc.

To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.

(colloquial) Great; excellent.

To make music upon.

(physics) Describing the number of nucleons in a particularly stable isotopic nucleus; 2, 8, 20, 28, 50, 82, 126, and 184.

To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.

(programming) Being a literal number or string value with no meaning or context, not defined as a constant or variable

A melody; a song.

(transitive) To produce, transform (something), (as if) by magic.

A word or combination of words sung or spoken in the practice of magic; a magical combination of words, characters, etc.; an incantation.

A comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural beings, or departed spirits, or by a mastery of secret forces in nature attained by a study of occult science, including enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, incantation, etc.

That which exerts an irresistible power to please and attract; that which fascinates; any alluring quality.

The art of creating illusions which appear to the observer to be inexplicable except by some supernatural influence; it includes simple sleight of hand (legerdemain) as well as more elaborate stage magic, using special devices constructed to produce mystifying effects; as, the magic of David Copperfield. It is practised as an entertainment, by magicians who do not pretend to have supernatural powers.

Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in averting ill or securing good fortune.

Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and the producing of effects by their agency.

Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key, a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at the watch chain.

Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or sorcery; as, a magical spell.

A property of certain quarks which may take the value of +1, -1 or 0.

Any art that invokes supernatural powers

To make music upon; to tune.

An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to affect by magic.

Possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers;

To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.

To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to enchant; to fascinate.

To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life.

To use magic arts or occult power; to make use of charms.

To act as, or produce the effect of, a charm; to please greatly; to be fascinating.

To make a musical sound.

Attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates;

A verbal formula believed to have magical force;

Something believed to bring good luck

Attract; cause to be enamored;

Control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

Protect through supernatural powers or charms

Induce into action by using one's charm;