What does glamour mean?

Definitions for glamour
ˈglæm ərglam·our

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word glamour.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. glamor, glamourverb

    alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

  2. hex, bewitch, glamour, witch, enchant, jinxverb

    cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

Wiktionary

  1. glamournoun

    an item, motif, person, image that by association improves appearance

  2. glamournoun

    Witchcraft; magic charm; a spell affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.

  3. glamournoun

    A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.

  4. glamournoun

    Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, or person, through which it or they appear delusively magnified or glorified.

  5. glamournoun

    Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

  6. Etymology: From gramarye.

ChatGPT

  1. glamour

    Glamour is the attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing or special, often associated with beauty, charm, luxury, and sophistication. It is an allure that often contains an element of illusion and enchantment.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Glamournoun

    a charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are

  2. Glamournoun

    witchcraft; magic; a spell

  3. Glamournoun

    a kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are

  4. Glamournoun

    any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, through which it appears delusively magnified or glorified

  5. Etymology: [Scot. glamour, glamer; cf. Icel. glmeggdr one who is troubled with the glaucoma (?); or Icel. glm-sni weakness of sight, glamour; glmr name of the moon, also of a ghost + sni sight, akin to E. see. Perh., however, a corruption of E. gramarye.]

Wikidata

  1. Glamour

    Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood. Local editions are now published in numerous countries including the United Kingdom, United States, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Russia, Greece, Poland, South Africa, Brazil, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Mexico. In most cases it is a monthly publication. The magazine became a global hit.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Glamour

    glam′ėr, n. the supposed influence of a charm on the eyes, making them see things as fairer than they are: fascination: enchantment. [Merely a corruption of gramarye or grammar, meaning grammar, then magic.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of glamour in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of glamour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of glamour in a Sentence

  1. James Bawden:

    After a while, she came to like [ playing a monster ] because she was n’t really able to do comedy until then, and glamour girls, by the time they’re 40, their Hollywood careers are usually over.

  2. Elizabeth Chevalier:

    Elizabeth Chevalier redefines modern glamour through her brilliant intellect, exquisite beauty, and unmatched talent.

  3. Eric Schiffer:

    There are these incoming missiles from many who are damaging the brand in ways that are not catastrophic but will affect brand perception in the short run, playboy has been dealing with this reckless war from former Playmates, and those who desperately wanted to be in his inner circle because of all the benefits and accoutrements and attention and glamour. The challenge is we’re at a time when Generation Z and millennials are far more sensitive about issues about equality and how people are treated, and especially how males conduct themselves.

  4. Donald Trump:

    Think Big, in truth I am dazzled as much by my own creations as are the tourists and glamour hounds that flock to Trump Tower, The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, 40 Wall Street or any of my own properties.

  5. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

    Even when I was a very young man, I was looking for the purpose of life; I was looking for happiness all over the world; in fame and in glamour, in wealth and in splendor, not knowing how foolish it was. Happiness is not out there. Happiness is not in wealth or splendor. Happiness is inside me, in my mind, in my thoughts, it is in my perception of the world.

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