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glamour

The correct spelling is glamour.

How to pronounce glamour

noun

IPA: /ˈɡlæmə/

Say it like: Gla-mow-r

The correct spelling is glamour. Originally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or re… For example: "glamour magazines; a glamour model"

Usage Examples

glamour magazines; a glamour model

The idea or being a movie star has lost its glamour for me.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Originally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or repulsive things seems beauteous.
  2. 2.Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal).
  3. 3.Any excitement, appeal, or attractiveness associated with a person, place, or thing; that which makes something appealing.
  4. 4.Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, or person, through which it or they appear delusively magnified or glorified.
  5. 5.A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.

verb

  1. 1.To enchant; to bewitch.

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