Meanings
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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.
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2
noun
a magical enchantment or deceptive spell
In the legend, a glamour made the ruined hall appear as a splendid palace.
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3
verb
to enchant or influence as if by a spell
The sorcerer glamoured the travelers into seeing a safe bridge over the chasm.
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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.