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glamour

or ·ǰ

[ glam-er ]

noun

  1. the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, especially by a combination of charm and good looks.
  2. excitement, adventure, and unusual activity:

    the glamour of being an explorer.

  3. magic or enchantment; spell; witchery.


adjective

  1. suggestive or full of glamour; glamorous:

    a glamour job in television; glamour stocks.

glamour

/ ˈɡæə /

noun

  1. charm and allure; fascination
    1. fascinating or voluptuous beauty, often dependent on artifice
    2. ( as modifier )

      a glamour girl

  2. archaic.
    a magic spell; charm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of glamour1

First recorded in 1710–20; from Scots glamar, glamer, dissimilated variant of grammar in sense “occult learning”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of glamour1

C18: Scottish variant of grammar (hence a magic spell, because occult practices were popularly associated with learning)
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“This album is a presentation of us being us, with no glamour but in the most raw honest and natural way we can.”

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He plans to go for the glamour in Sacramento.

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The heavyweight division is generally the glamour weight class in boxing, housing the biggest stars and attracting the most attention.

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It's true that local elections don't have the glamour of a general election.

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The club isn’t exactly exclusive, although it retains an unmistakable whiff of glamour.

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