charm vs fetish

fetish vs charm

charm and fetish both are nouns.

charm is a verb but fetish is not a verb.

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

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

charm: something believed to bring good luck
fetish: a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

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

charm (noun)	fetish (noun)
something believed to bring good luck	excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates	a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
(physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks	a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body
a verbal formula believed to have magical force

charm (verb)	fetish (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

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