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glamour

or glam·or

[ glam-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

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

glamour

/ ˈɡlæmə /

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

See -or ¹.

Origin of glamour¹

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

Origin of glamour¹

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

So Marvin had the old showbiz glamour in his life from the start.

I said that mixture of glamour and vulnerability is potent, especially if you can sense the vulnerability.

If confidence and strength were instilled in her at a young age, glamour was something she pursued.

His dresses were worn by Hollywood stars and first ladies, emanating glamour and sophistication.

The glamour of the seaside resort has long since been eclipsed by spectacular violence.

Much glamour has been cast upon the names of Solomon and David by their alleged writings.

The glamour was still upon his eyes with a degree of reality stronger than the reality even of normal life.

That has been left for us to discover, and that glamour in which we see their age is one afforded only by the lapse of time.

The glamour of war appeals strongly to most men, to some it calls with irresistible demand.

Egypt withdrew, the glamour waned, the ancient spell seemed lifted.

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