glamour or sometimes US glamor(ˈɡlæmə
)
Definitions
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
C18: Scottish variant of grammar (hence a magic spell, because occult practices were popularly associated with learning)Synonyms
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charm,
appeal,
beauty,
attraction,
fascination,
allure,
magnetism,
enchantment,
witchery,
bewitchment
ravishment,
Usage examples
I concluded that American women had much to teach the women of England on the subject of growing old with glamour.
, Absolute Truths (1994)The SCISSOR SISTERS brought a little glamour to an otherwise dismal Saturday at the GLASTONBURY festival this afternoon (June 26).
NME (New Musical Express) (2004)Their very public privacy battle over photos of their wedding has brought a touch of Hollywood glamour to London's dusty High Court.
Toronto Sun (2003)Showers are no longer just functional - they are now exploring the far reaches of technology and glamour.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Adam had neither charm nor glamour , elegance nor humour, nor sex appeal.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)