Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A rare personal quality attributed to leaders who arouse fervent popular devotion and enthusiasm.
- n. Personal magnetism or charm: a television news program famed for the charisma of its anchors.
- n. Christianity An extraordinary power, such as the ability to perform miracles, granted by the Holy Spirit.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Same as charism.
Wiktionary
- n. Personal charm or magnetism
- n. Christianity An extraordinary power granted by the Holy Spirit
- n. The ability to influence without the use of logic.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others
Etymologies
- From Ancient Greek χάρισμα (khárisma, "grace, favour, gift"), from χαρίζομαι (kharízomai, "I show favor"), from χάρις (kháris, "grace"), from χαίρω (khaírō, "I am happy"). (Wiktionary)
- Greek kharisma, divine favor, from kharizesthai, to favor, from kharis, favor; see gher-2 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“He deserves support because his charisma is a big asset to the game.”
“There is no denying that he has what they call charisma.”
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“With an 80 percent approval rating after eight years in office, the bearded, roly-poly former union leader who oozes charisma is everywhere, virtually assuring victory for his handpicked successor, Dilma Rousseff.”
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“Fillion brings his standard playful charisma to the part, but here that charisma is subtly undercut by a sense of emptiness and a quiet desperation.”
“I agree that charisma is important in a presidential candidate.”
“Well, experience and positions WILL play a part (As they did with Obama), but charisma is going to count, too.”
“Evidently the calico's predatory charisma is huge, and she is brilliant at directing the evil eye at other cats.”
“He has a certain charisma that I find inspiring and that young people need to see & hear to get them excited about basic science.”
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“He's got the right package as far as political charisma is concern, and he wasn't all about saying NO when the rest of his party was going down that road.”
“Taylor from the start had a rare intensity, sincerity, confidence and vulnerability, and she was blessed with that indefinable, attention-grabbing presence we call charisma.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘charisma’.
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probablyankita's list
Words are all I have to take your heart away
apartheid, techno-klutz, logorrheic, gordian knot, anodyne, odor of sanctity, finders keepers, foot-in-mouth dis..., dutch uncle, masquerade, smoke signals, furtive glance and 320 more...
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
A complete Barron's Wordlist for GRE preparation. Your online flashcard replacement.
abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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G[r]eek
A collection of words found in English that are either purely Greek or have Greek etymology.
Please add with caution and certainty. Will be regularly updated by me.etymology, philosophy, laconic, disharmony, patriarchic, archaic, phlogiston, aether, aeon, angel, arachnid, rhythm and 346 more...
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AFET - diplomacy
broker a peace ac..., client state, deadlocked peace ..., embassy, freeze, goodwill ambassador, hinterland, interfere in dome..., intervene personally, maintain technica..., mediation, no business as usual and 670 more...
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11184 more...
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Dungeons and Dragons
Would you like to join our party? We just started a new campaign.
For more general lists about role-playing games, see brandelion's RPG and lampbane's Tales of the Dread Gazebo.dungeons and dragons, d&d, elf, orc, halfling, drow, giant, troll, kobold, rpg, d20, human and 100 more...
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Realia from Everywhere
Culturally defined terms and expressions from the four corners of the world
fjord, mistral steppe, tornado, tsunami, polder, kiwi, koala, sequoia, Abominable Snowman, paprika, spaghetti, empanada and 299 more...
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Kangaroo Words
Words containing letters in sequence, together or apart, that form a definition or instance of the subsuming word. E.g., conTAmINaTe = the kangaroo word. TAINT = the joey. Theme from a NYT X-word ...
encourage, chariot, precipitation, neurotic, feaster, unsightly, charisma, inheritor, masculine, honorable, contaminate, regulate and 103 more...
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CrazyFox's list
Crazy words that fascinate or confuse me.
prerogative, scruples, premonition, derogatory, dickfore, henweigh, pussywillow, simian, marijuana intiative, freewheelin', indubitably, funkin' and 3 more...
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MissEasyBreezy's list
enthasy, euphoria, fantasy, spellbind, neurotic, ecstatic, radiance, aura, innocence, glitter, glow, aurora and 26 more...
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hashtags
*possibly* some interesting / noteworthy twitter hashtags
( randomness )tfoh, omgfacts, girlthings, gothgirlproblems, deepthoughts, scriptchat, fml, girldictionary, respect, facepalm, skill, quote and 28 more...
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the indelible ink of personality
nefarious, mischievious, bawdy, intense, blunt, steadfast, succulent, edible, nature, creature, truth, touch and 28 more...
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Fun To Say & Use
Words that I may or may not use comfortably, but enjoy using and I like the sound of the word.
verisimilitude, unequivocal, ampersand, moxie-berry, drubbing, dodecahedron, piteous, charisma
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mkuhl's list
Words I like
zeitgeist, harbinger, maelstrom, epanalepsis, savant, charisma
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Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
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bumwank, calamity, recalcitrant, gayenese, jeeze, nonsense, flabbergasted, juxtapose, procrastinating, ossanity, biffing, loser and 1972 more... -
Pretty Words
Words that sound pretty.
ethereal, ephemeral, iridescent, shimmer, wisp, whisper, charisma, crescent, azure, mystery, fantasy, miracle and 142 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for charisma.
oroboros CHARisMa Apr 22, 2008