GLAMOUR


Meaning of GLAMOUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also glam·or ˈgla-mər

Etymology: Scots glamour, alteration of English grammar; from the popular association of erudition with occult practices

Date: 1715

1. : a magic spell

the girls appeared to be under a glamour — Llewelyn Powys

2. : an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness

the glamour of Hollywood

especially : alluring or fascinating attraction — often used attributively

glamour stock

glamour girls

whooping cranes and…other glamour birds — R. T. Peterson

• glamour transitive verb

• glam·our·less -ləs adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.