Main Entry:

glam·our

Variant(s):

also glam·or \ˈgla-mər\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Scots glamour, alteration of English grammar; from the popular association of erudition with occult practices

Date:

1715

1: a magic spell <the girls appeared to be under a glamour — Llewelyn Powys>2: an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness <the glamour of Hollywood> ; especially : alluring or fascinating attraction —often used attributively <glamour stock><glamour girls><whooping cranes and…other glamour birds — R. T. Peterson>

— glamour transitive verb

— glam·our·less \-ləs\ adjective