You say that someone has charisma when they can attract, influence, and inspire people by their personal qualities.
He has neither the policies nor the personal charisma to inspire people.
Synonyms: charm, appeal, personality, attraction More Synonyms of charisma
charisma in British English
(kəˈrɪzmə) or charism (ˈkærɪzəm)
noun
1.
a special personal quality or power of an individual making him or her capable of influencing or inspiring large numbers of people
2.
a quality inherent in a thing which inspires great enthusiasm and devotion
3. Christianity
a divinely bestowed power or talent
Derived forms
charismatic (ˌkærɪzˈmætɪk)
adjective
Word origin
C17: from Church Latin, from Greek kharisma, from kharis grace, favour
charisma in American English
(kəˈrɪzmə)
nounWord forms: pluralchaˈrismata (kəˈrɪzmətə)
1. Christian Theology
a divinely inspired gift, grace, or talent, as for prophesying, healing, etc.
: also ˈcharˌism (ˈkærˌɪzəm)
2.
a special quality of leadership that captures the popular imagination and inspires allegiance and devotion
3.
a special charm or allure that inspires fascination or devotion
the film star's charisma
Word origin
Gr(Ec), gift of God's grace < Gr, favor, grace < charizesthai, to show favor to < charis, grace, beauty, kindness < chairein, to rejoice at < IE base *ĝher-, to desire, like > yearn
Examples of 'charisma' in a sentence
charisma
He seemed mesmerized by Dekkeret's personal force, his charisma, his vibrant strength.
Robert Silverberg LORD PRESTIMION (2001)
In other languages
charisma
British English: charisma NOUN
You say that someone has charisma when they can attract, influence, and inspire people by their personal qualities.
He has neither the policies nor the personal charisma to inspire people.
American English: charisma
Brazilian Portuguese: carisma
Chinese: 魅力
European Spanish: carisma
French: charisme
German: Charisma
Italian: carisma
Japanese: カリスマ
Korean: 카리스마
European Portuguese: carisma
Latin American Spanish: carisma
(noun)
Definition
the quality or power of an individual to attract, influence, or inspire people
He does not have the charisma to inspire people.
Synonyms
charm
He was a man of great distinction and charm.
appeal
It was meant to give the party greater public appeal.
personality
a woman of great personality and charm
attraction
It was never a physical attraction, just a meeting of minds.
lure
The lure of rural life is proving as strong as ever.
allure
It's a game that has really lost its allure.
magnetism
There was no doubting the animal magnetism of the man.