charm vs amulet

amulet vs charm

charm and amulet both are nouns.

charm is a verb but amulet is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
charm	Yes	No	Yes	No
amulet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, amulet is a hyponym of charm; that is, amulet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than charm:

charm: something believed to bring good luck
amulet: a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease

Other hyponyms of charm include talisman, fetich, fetish, hoodoo, juju, voodoo.

charm (noun)	amulet (noun)
something believed to bring good luck	a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
(physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks
a verbal formula believed to have magical force

charm (verb)	amulet (verb)
induce into action by using one's charm
protect through supernatural powers or charms
attract; cause to be enamored
control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

Difference between charm and amulet

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