Glamour
WordNet

noun


(1)   Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

verb


(2)   Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
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Alternative spellings

  • glamor (Commonwealth-spelling widely accepted across the states, an example being the American Magazine "Glamour")

Etymology


From .

The Scottish term is either from , the weight unit of ingredients used to make magic potions, or an alteration of the English word , from , from .

Noun



  1. an item, motif, person, image that by association improves appearance
  2. Witchcraft; magic charm; a spell affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.
  3. A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.
  4. Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, or person, through which it or they appear delusively magnified or glorified.
  5. Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
 
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