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glamour
or glam·or
[ glam-er ]
/ ˈglæm ər /
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noun
adjective
suggestive or full of glamour; glamorous: a glamour job in television; glamour stocks.
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Origin of glamour
First recorded in 1710–20; from Scots glamar, glamer, dissimilated variant of grammar in sense “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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How to use glamour in a sentence
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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