Word:
Duende
Status:
Noun
Meaning:
The power to attract through personal magnetism or charm.
Sentences:
1) Even as a child, she had an unmistakable duende that attracted the attention of passersby.
2) The boy persuades a great number of people by his duende.
Origin:
Spanish dialect, charm, from Spanish, ghost, goblin, probably from duen de casa which means 'owner of a house'.
First use:
1964
Synonyms:
allure, appeal, attractiveness, charm, enchantment, glamour, seductiveness, witchery
Antonyms:
repulsion, repulsiveness.
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