GLAMOUR Definition & Meaning

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glamour

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[ glam-er ]

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noun

the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, especially by a combination of charm and good looks.
excitement, adventure, and unusual activity:
the glamour of being an explorer.
magic or enchantment; spell; witchery.

adjective

suggestive or full of glamour; glamorous:
a glamour job in television; glamour stocks.

glamour

/ ˈɡ��æ��ə /

noun

charm and allure; fascination
1. fascinating or voluptuous beauty, often dependent on artifice
2. ( as modifier )
  a glamour girl
archaic.
a magic spell; charm

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See -or ¹.

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51�Թ� 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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51�Թ� 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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Former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter’s memoir, ‘When the Going Was Good,’ chronicles the glamour, the power and the boldface names from the golden age of magazine publishing.

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“The glamour of the Roaring Twenties is something I really want to capture,” Gareth Banner, Ned’s managing director, said in a Washington Post feature on the DC property.

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The glitz and glamour of the red carpet will always be a draw.

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“They combine beauty, glamour, sophistication, sassiness and scintillating harmonies in a way no female group has since the heyday of Diana Ross and company.”

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What I see on this night is the spell of hair and makeup; I mean this as glamour, a way to make others see what you want them to see.

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