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glamour

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As a noun, glamour means originally, enchantment. As a verb, it means enchant.

Meanings of glamour

8 meanings

noun

  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 seem beauteous.

  2. Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal).

    “glamour magazines; a glamour model”

  3. Any excitement, appeal, or attractiveness associated with a person, place, or thing; that which makes something appealing.

    “The idea of being a movie star has lost its glamour for me.”

  4. Any artificial interest in, or association with, objects, or persons, through which they appear delusively magnified or glorified.

  5. A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.

  6. An item, motif, person, image that by association improves appearance.

verb

  1. To enchant; to bewitch.

  2. Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

    Similar: hex, bewitch, witch, enchant, jinx

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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noun: alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
glamor
verb: cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on some…
hexbewitchwitchenchantjinx

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