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cha|ris|ma /kər I zmə/ N‑UNCOUNT You say that someone has charisma when they can attract, influence, and inspire people by their personal qualities. □  He has neither the policies nor the personal charisma to inspire people.

char|is|mat|ic /kæ r I zmæ t I k/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A charismatic person attracts, influences, and inspires people by their personal qualities. □  …her striking looks and charismatic personality.

chari|table /tʃæ r I təb ^ə l/

1 ADJ [ADJ n] A charitable organization or activity helps and supports people who are ill or very poor, or who have a disability. □  …charitable work for cancer awareness.

2 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Someone who is charitable to people is kind or understanding towards them. □ [+ towards ] They were rather less than charitable towards the referee.

char|ity ◆◇◇ /tʃæ r I ti/ (charities )

1 N‑COUNT A charity is an organization which raises money in order to help people who are sick or very poor, or who have a disability. □  The National Trust is a registered charity. □  She was working as a volunteer at a homeless charity in Cambridge.

2 N‑UNCOUNT If you give money to charity , you give it to one or more charitable organizations. If you do something for charity , you do it in order to raise money for one or more charitable organizations. □  He made substantial donations to charity. □  Gooch will be raising money for charity. □  …a charity event.

3 N‑UNCOUNT People who live on charity live on money or goods which other people give them because they are poor. □  My mum was very proud. She wouldn't accept charity. □  Her husband is unemployed and the family depends on charity.

4 N‑UNCOUNT Charity is kindness and understanding towards other people. [FORMAL ]

cha r|ity shop (charity shops ) N‑COUNT A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity. [BRIT ] in AM, use thrift shop

char|la|tan /ʃɑː ^r lət ^ə n/ (charlatans ) N‑COUNT You describe someone as a charlatan when they pretend to have skills or knowledge that they do not really possess. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  He was exposed as a charlatan.

Charles|ton /tʃɑː ^r lstən/ N‑SING The Charleston is a lively dance that was popular in the 1920s.

charm /tʃɑː ^r m/ (charms , charming , charmed )

1 N‑VAR Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive. □  'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', the 1937 Disney classic, has lost none of its original charm. □  The house had its charms, not the least of which was the furniture that came with it.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Someone who has charm behaves in a friendly, pleasant way that makes people like them. □  He was a man of great charm and distinction.

3 VERB If you charm someone, you please them, especially by using your charm. □ [V n] He even charmed Mrs Prichard, carrying her shopping and flirting with her, though she's 83.

4 N‑COUNT A charm is a small ornament that is fixed to a bracelet or necklace.

5 N‑COUNT A charm is an act, saying, or object that is believed to have magic powers. □  …a good luck charm.

6 PHRASE If you say that something worked like a charm , you mean that it was very effective or successful. □  Economically, the policy worked like a charm.

charmed /tʃɑː ^r md/ ADJ [ADJ n] A charmed place, time, or situation is one that is very beautiful or pleasant, and seems slightly separate from the real world or real life. [WRITTEN ] □  …the charmed atmosphere of Oxford in the late Twenties.