glamour
or glam·or
[ glam-er ]
/ ˈglæm ər /
noun
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.
magic or enchantment; spell; witchery.
adjective
suggestive or full of glamour; glamorous: a glamour job in television; glamour stocks.
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Origin of glamour
1710–20; earlier glammar, dissimilated variant of grammar in sense of occult learning
usage note for glamour
See -or1.
Words nearby glamour
Glåma, Glamis Castle, Glamorgan, glamorize, glamorous, glamour, glamour boy, glamour girl, glamour puss, glamour stock, glamp
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British Dictionary definitions for glamour
glamour
sometimes US glamor
/ (ˈɡlæmə) /
noun
charm and allure; fascination
- fascinating or voluptuous beauty, often dependent on artifice
- (as modifier)a glamour girl
archaic a magic spell; charm
Word Origin for glamour
C18: Scottish variant of grammar (hence a magic spell, because occult practices were popularly associated with learning)
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