glamour

C1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance

US /ˈɡlæmɚ/ UK /ˈɡlæmə/ See IPA manual

Freq #12741

Meanings

1

noun
a special quality of beauty, excitement, or charm that attracts admiration

The documentary contrasts the glamour of the stage with the exhausting work backstage.
2

noun
a magical enchantment or deceptive spell

In the legend, a glamour made the ruined hall appear as a splendid palace.
3

verb
to enchant or influence as if by a spell

The sorcerer glamoured the travelers into seeing a safe bridge over the chasm.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a special quality of... allure charm glitz fascination

2 noun · a magical enchantment or... enchantment spell illusion

3 verb · to enchant or influence as... bewitch enchant

Opposites

plainness dreariness repulsion

Word family

Derived forms beglamourenglamourglamglamorous glamorouslyglamour-puss

Related forms grammargramaryegrimoire

Etymology

Borrowed from Scots glamour ("magic, enchantment"), an alteration of grammar. In medieval and early modern imagination, learned grammar could be associated with occult knowledge; the same family also produced gramarye and grimoire. The modern sense shifted from magical illusion to captivating attractiveness.

Topics

Clothing & Appearance

External links

# glamour

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡlæmɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡlæmə/
**Frequency rank:** 12741

## Meanings
1. a special quality of beauty, excitement, or charm that attracts admiration
2. a magical enchantment or deceptive spell
3. to enchant or influence as if by a spell

## Examples
- The documentary contrasts the glamour of the stage with the exhausting work backstage.
- In the legend, a glamour made the ruined hall appear as a splendid palace.
- The sorcerer glamoured the travelers into seeing a safe bridge over the chasm.

## Synonyms
- allure
- charm
- glitz
- fascination
- enchantment

## Antonyms
- plainness
- dreariness
- repulsion

## Derived Forms
- beglamour
- englamour
- glam
- glamorous
- glamorously
- glamour-puss

## Related Forms
- grammar
- gramarye
- grimoire

## Etymology
Borrowed from Scots glamour ("magic, enchantment"), an alteration of grammar. In medieval and early modern imagination, learned grammar could be associated with occult knowledge; the same family also produced gramarye and grimoire. The modern sense shifted from magical illusion to captivating attractiveness.

## Topics
- Clothing & Appearance

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