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