glamor
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glam·our
also glam·or (glăm′ər)n.
1. Exciting or mysterious attractiveness usually associated with striking physical beauty, luxury, or celebrity.
2. Archaic Magic cast by a spell; enchantment.
[Scots, magic spell, alteration of grammar (from the association of learning with magic).]
Usage Note: Many words, such as honor, vapor, and labor, are usually spelled with an -or ending in American English but with an -our ending in British English. The preferred spelling of glamour, however, is -our, making it an exception to the usual American practice. The adjective is more often spelled glamorous in both American and British usage.
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| Noun | 1. |  glamor - alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)beauty - the qualities that give pleasure to the senses |
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glamour
also glamornoun
The power or quality of attracting:
allure, allurement, appeal, attraction, attractiveness, call, charisma, charm, draw, enchantment, enticement, fascination, lure, magnetism, witchery.
Informal: pull.
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glamour
(ˈglӕmə) (American) glamor noun1. the often false or superficial beauty or charm which attracts. the glamour of a career in films.
2. great beauty or charm, achieved with the aid of make-up, beautiful clothes etc. the glamour of film stars.
ˈglamorize, ˈglamorise verb to make glamorous. This film attempts to glamorize war.
ˈglamorous adjective having glamour.
ˈglamorously adverbglamour, noun, ends in -our.
glamorous, adjective is spelt with -or-.
glamorous, adjective is spelt with -or-.
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