glamour

or glam·or

[ 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

/ ˈɡlæmə /

noun

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

      a glamour girl

3. archaic.
   a magic spell; charm

Spelling Note

See -or ¹.

Word History and Origins

Origin of glamour¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of glamour¹

C18: Scottish variant of grammar (hence a magic spell, because occult practices were popularly associated with learning)

Example Sentences

But Monaco is Monaco - it has a unique position in that its glamour, location, wealth and history epitomise everything F1 wants to be seen to be.

From BBC

Most often Ms Chola is photographed in all her glamour outside - often sitting on an elegant wooden chair or lounging on a leather sofa.

From BBC

And yet Mr. Trump cloaked the effort’s announcement in glamour, calling it “potentially ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time,” aiming “to liberate our economy, and make the U.S. government accountable to ‘WE THE PEOPLE.’”

From New York Times

Trump isn't just a simulacrum, but one that feels nothing but contempt for the real thing, which often has less surface glamour than his gold-painted fakes.

From Salon

There was some glamour for the King ahead of his birthday, as he attended the premiere of Gladiator II, on Wednesday.

From BBC

Related Words

• allure
• beauty
• charisma
• charm
• color
• prestige