charm vs talisman

talisman vs charm

charm and talisman both are nouns.

charm is a verb but talisman is not a verb.

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

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

charm: something believed to bring good luck
talisman: 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 amulet, fetich, fetish, hoodoo, juju, voodoo.

charm (noun)	talisman (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)	talisman (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 talisman

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