1
: extremely lucky or prosperous
living a charmed life
2
: of, relating to, or being a charm quark

Examples of charmed in a Sentence

She has always lived a charmed life. you must be living a charmed life if you haven't caught the flu that's going around
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Last film: Licorice Pizza (2021) P.T.A., as he is affectionately known, has had a charmed life, awards-wise; ironically, the only time he’s ever struck out was with 2002’s Punch Drunk Love, believed by many to be one of his best movies. Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025 Like Sylvester, buyers were also charmed and impressed by Cox and Pearl. Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025 Fans online appeared charmed by the scrappy cast of characters who were hell-bent on finishing the Shakespearean work. Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025 Image In the past three Bridget Jones movies, our heroine (Renée Zellweger) has enjoyed a charmed life in which gorgeous men flock to her, despite her clumsiness and general ability to cause a scene. Shivani Gonzalez, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for charmed

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of charm entry 2

First Known Use

circa 1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of charmed was circa 1616

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“Charmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charmed. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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