The difference between Charm and Ornament

When used as nouns, charm means an object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation), whereas ornament means an element of decoration.

When used as verbs, charm means to seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something, whereas ornament means to decorate.

check bellow for the other definitions of Charm and Ornament

  1. Charm as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "a charm against evil"

    "It works like a charm."

  2. Charm as a noun:

    The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration; often constructed in the plural.

    Examples:

    "He had great personal charm."

    "She tried to win him over with her charms."

  3. Charm as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "She wears a charm bracelet on her wrist."

  4. Charm as a noun (physics):

    A quantum number of hadrons determined by the quantity of charm quarks & antiquarks.

  5. Charm as a noun (finance):

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

  1. Charm as a verb:

    To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.

    Examples:

    "He charmed her with his dashing tales of his days as a sailor."

  2. Charm as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "After winning three games while wearing the chain, Dan began to think it had been charmed."

  3. Charm as a verb:

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

    Examples:

    "She led a charmed life."

  4. Charm as a verb (obsolete, rare):

    To make music upon.

  5. Charm as a verb:

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

  1. Charm as a noun:

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

  2. Charm as a noun:

    A flock, group (especially of finches).

  1. Ornament as a noun:

    An element of decoration; that which embellishes or adorns.

  2. Ornament as a noun:

    A Christmas tree decoration.

  3. Ornament as a noun (music):

    A musical flourish that is unnecessary to the overall melodic or harmonic line, but serves to decorate or "ornament" that line.

  4. Ornament as a noun (Christianity, in the plural):

    The articles used in church services.

  5. Ornament as a noun (biology):

    A characteristic that has a decorative function (typically in order to attract a mate)

  1. Ornament as a verb:

    To decorate.

    Examples:

    "We will ornament the windows with trim to make the room seem brighter."

  2. Ornament as a verb:

    To add to.

    Examples:

    "The editor ornamented his plain writing, making it fancier but less clear."

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