glamour
To enchant; to bewitchTo enchant; to bewitch.
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» Do you think I can handle all that glamour?
fekundulo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo enchant; to bewitch.
- cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
Examples
5 sentencesDo you think I can handle all that glamour?
Being a movie star, she was used to a life of glitz and glamour.
If someone talks about the "glitz and glamour" of a party, the guests clothes were probably pretty flashy.
Pendulum clocks aren't just for telling time. They're also a decoration that add a touch of glamour to your home.
The glamour-girl-next-door image of Eileen Gu holding Lunar New Year treats illuminates bus stop ads throughout Beijing.
Origin
Borrowed from Scots glamour (“magic”), alteration of Middle English gramere (“grammar”), fBorrowed 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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Forms
glamours, glamouring, glamoured, glamouredSynonyms
20 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.