Meaning

7 senses
  1. (uncountable)Originally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or repulsive things seem beauteous.

  2. (uncountable)Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal).

    glamour magazines; a glamour model

    Glamour, betörender Glanz

    гламу́рglamúr

    гламурhlamur

    alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

  3. (uncountable)Any excitement, appeal, or attractiveness associated with a person, place, or thing; that which makes something appealing.

    The idea of being a movie star has lost its glamour for me.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Any artificial interest in, or association with, objects, or persons, through which they appear delusively magnified or glorified.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.

  6. (countable)An item, motif, person, image that by association improves appearance.

  7. (countable, slang)A beautiful woman.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Do you think I can handle all that glamour?

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  2. Being a movie star, she was used to a life of glitz and glamour.

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  3. If someone talks about the "glitz and glamour" of a party, the guests clothes were probably pretty flashy.

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  4. Pendulum clocks aren't just for telling time. They're also a decoration that add a touch of glamour to your home.

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  5. The glamour-girl-next-door image of Eileen Gu holding Lunar New Year treats illuminates bus stop ads throughout Beijing.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
beauty or charm:
Русский
By meaning 1
beauty or charm:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
beauty or charm:

Origin

Borrowed from Scots glamour (“magic”), alteration of Middle English gramere (“grammar”), f

Borrowed from Scots glamour (“magic”), alteration of Middle English gramere (“grammar”), from Old French gramaire. Doublet of glamoury, gramarye, grammar, and grimoire.

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