glamour

/ˈglæmər/

Other forms: glamours; glamoured; glamouring

Glamour is the quality of being fascinating, alluring, or charming. If you've watched Marilyn Monroe on a movie screen, then you've witnessed glamour!

The word glamour originally referred to a magical or even unreal charm or beauty attached to a person or an object. Today you can still glamour, or cast a spell over, someone, but you probably won’t. More often glamour is now used to mean a certain thrilling or attractive appeal. Glamour is more than just good looks — the right clothing, jewelry, attitude, or friends can produce glamour — the mark of a star.

Definitions of glamour

1. noun

   alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
   synonyms: glamor

   type of:

   beauty

   the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
2. verb

   cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
   synonyms: bewitch, enchant, ensorcel, ensorcell, hex, jinx, witch

   types:

   voodoo

   bewitch by or as if by a voodoo

   spell

   place under a spell

   type of:

   becharm, charm

   control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft