glamour
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noun \ˈgla-mər\Definition of GLAMOUR
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
See Variants of GLAMOUR
glam·our also glam·or \ˈgla-mər\
Examples of GLAMOUR
- She left her hometown, attracted to the glamour of the big city.
- an acting career filled with glitz and glamour
- the glamour of the movie business
Origin of GLAMOUR
Scots glamour, alteration of English grammar; from the popular association of erudition with occult practices
First Known Use: 1715
Related to GLAMOUR
- Synonyms
- abracadabra, bewitchment, charm, conjuration, enchantment, spell (also glamor), hex, incantation, invocation, whammy
- Antonyms
- repulsion, repulsiveness
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