Etymology : Scots glamour, alteration of English grammar; from the popular association of erudition with occult practices
Pronunciation :
Function : noun
Date : 1715
1. monthly American magazine for women that covers topics of general interest (health, beauty, fashion, career, finance, etc.). attractiveness, magnetism, alluring charm; excitement, adventure; magic, enchantment. glamour\gla"mour\ , n. [scot. glamour, glamer; cf. icel. gl?meggdr one who is troubled with the glaucoma ; or icel. glām-s ni weakness of sight, glamour; glāmr name of the moon, also of a ghost + s ni sight akin to e. see:
perh., however, a corruption of e. gramarye.].
2. a charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.
3. witchcraft; magic; a spell.
4. a kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are. the air filled with a strange, pale glamour that seemed to lie over the broad valley. black.
5. any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, through which it appears delusively magnified or glorified.glamour gift,glamour might, the gift or power of producing a glamour. the former is used figuratively, of the gift of fascination peculiar to women. it had much of glamour might to make a lady seem a knight. w. scott.glamour alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) [syn: glamor] cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something [syn: hex, bewitch, witch, enchant, jinx].
6. A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.
7. Witchcraft; magic; a spell.
8. A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.
9. Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, through which it appears delusively magnified or glorified.
10. A quality of a person which allures and fascinates, usually by good looks and a charming manner; of people; as, the glamour of John F.
11. Kennedy.
12. An attractive quality which provides excitement, adventure, the thrill of unusual activity, or the potential to become famous; of activities; as, the glamour of movie stardom.
13. glam·our in AM, also use glamor Glamour is the quality of being more attractive, exciting, or interesting than ordinary people or things. the glamour of show biz.