feitiço — meaning in English
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English meaning
- charm noun A quality that makes someone likeable, attractive, or persuasive.
- fetish noun An object believed to hold magical or spiritual power.
- incantation noun A spoken or chanted formula of words believed to have magical power.
- spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.
Senses
feitiço is used for these senses in English:
- charm An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- fetish (countable, uncountable) Sexual fixation to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body. [from the early 19th c.]
- incantation A formula of words used as above.
- spell A magical effect or influence induced by an incantation or formula. [from 16th c.]
charm — full definition
- noun A quality that makes someone likeable, attractive, or persuasive.
- noun An object or spoken words believed to bring good luck or magical protection.
- noun A small decorative trinket hung on a bracelet or necklace.
- verb To attract, delight, or persuade someone through pleasing qualities.
- verb To influence or protect someone or something through magic.
fetish — full definition
- noun An object believed to hold magical or spiritual power.
- noun A strong, often sexual, fixation on a particular object or body part.
- noun An excessive or irrational obsession with something.