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In the Middle Ages the meaning of grammar was not restricted to the study of language, but included learning in general. Since almost all learning was couched in language not spoken or understood by the unschooled populace, it was commonly believed that such subjects as magic and astrology were included in this broad sense of grammar. Scholars were often viewed with awe and more than a little suspicion by ordinary people. This connection between grammar and magic was evident in a number of languages, and in Scotland by the 18th century a form of grammar, altered to glamer or glamour, meant “a magic spell or enchantment.” As glamour passed into more extended English usage, it came to mean “an elusive, mysteriously exciting attractiveness.”
Examples of glamour in a Sentence
Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Sea salt sprays lend to instant movement and light hold for your hair—no heat required, for deliberately undone glamour.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 1 May 2025
Though plenty was happening in Green Bay, home of the Packers, where the draft took place, over 3800 miles away, across the Atlantic Ocean, amidst the glitz and the glamour of one of the celebratory events in football, another dream was coming true.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The glitz and glamour of the UFC is shown, as is the obvious physical, mental, and emotional toll fighting takes on Kerr.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Glamour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glamour. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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