glamour
or glam·or
the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, especially by a combination of charm and good looks.
excitement, adventure, and unusual activity: the glamour of being an explorer.
suggestive or full of glamour; glamorous: a glamour job in television; glamour stocks.
Origin of glamour
1usage note For glamour
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How to use glamour in a sentence
She grew up in New York City, a fan of old Hollywood glamor and fashion, which eventually led to her professional career.
The glamor couple won't be without things to keep them busy.
The glamor of the situation, with his father as the recognized champion of labor, fitted smoothly into his own rebellious dreams.
Mountain | Clement WoodIt came upon him suddenly that the sweet witchery, the glamor falling over him was—love.
Jolly Sally Pendleton | Laura Jean LibbeyLittle in touch with the true spirit of Christianity, it was easily led by the glamor of resounding phrases and classical figures.
The War Upon Religion | Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
She saw all in the clear light of reason, not in the glamor of love, and her judgment condemned them both.
Marion Arleigh's Penance | Charlotte M. BraemeStrange is a Celtic landscape, far more moving, disturbing than the lovely glamor of Italy and Greece.
Sea and Sardinia | D. H. Lawrence
British Dictionary definitions for glamour
sometimes US glamor
/ (ˈɡlæmə) /
charm and allure; fascination
fascinating or voluptuous beauty, often dependent on artifice
(as modifier): a glamour girl
archaic a magic spell; charm
Origin of glamour
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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