Definitions for glamour
ˈglæm ərglam·our

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

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.

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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.]

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. glamour

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2. Glamour

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Matched Categories

1. • Charm

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce glamour?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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How to say glamour in sign language?

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. 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.

2. Vartan Gregorian:

   It meant that New York philanthropists, New York society, would now rediscover the library. ... that learning, books, education have glamour, that self-improvement has glamour, that hope has glamour.

3. Mike Stabile:

   Those rates have dropped in recent years due to piracy and the availability of free content, it tends to be a middle-class job. It’s not all glamour and excitement, but it can get steady income.

4. Marie Baronnet:

   The '80s were really the era where all the glamour kind of disappeared and what the audience wanted was more flesh always, all of those women always described in the interview how it was difficult to transition between the '70s and the '80s, where the glamour was no longer there and the bosses of the clubs were asking them to get rid of the costumes and actually show more.

5. Hugh Hefner:

   I think if I'd been smarter I would have recognized that [ we were diluting the clubs' glamour ], i think that in some ways we became the victims of our own success.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=glamour
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Glamour
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glamour
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=glamour
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=glamour
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=glamour