glamour

English

Alternative forms

• glamor (US) (Commonwealth-spelling widely accepted across the states.)

Etymology

From Scots gramarye (“magic, enchantment, spell”).

The Scottish term may either be from Ancient Greek γραμμάριον (grammárion, “gram”), the weight unit of ingredients used to make magic potions, or an alteration of the English word grammar (“any sort of scholarship, especially occult learning”).

A connection has also been suggested with Old Norse glámr (poet. “moon,” name of a ghost) and glámsýni (“glamour, illusion”, literally “glam-sight”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɡlæmə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɡlæmɚ/

Noun

glamour (countable and uncountable; plural glamours)

1. (countable) an item, motif, person, image that by association improves appearance
2. Witchcraft; magic charm; a spell affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.
3. A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.
4. Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, or person, through which it or they appear delusively magnified or glorified.
5. (uncountable) Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

Derived terms

• glamorous/glamourous
• glamorously
• glamour model
• glamour photography
• glammed up
• glam rock
• glam

References

• “Glámr” in: Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)

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Danish

Etymology

From English glamour.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡlamuːr/, [ɡ̊laˈmuːɐ̯] or IPA: /ɡlamɔr/, [ˈɡ̊lamɒ]

Noun

glamour c (singular definite glamouren, not used in plural form)

1. glamour

Derived terms

• glamourisere
• glamourøs

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Finnish

Noun

glamour

1. glamour (charm)

Declension

Declension of glamour (type risti) singular plural nominative glamour glamourit genitive glamourin glamourien partitive glamouria glamoureja accusative glamour glamourin glamourit inessive glamourissa glamoureissa elative glamourista glamoureista illative glamouriin glamoureihin adessive glamourilla glamoureilla ablative glamourilta glamoureilta allative glamourille glamoureille essive glamourina glamoureina translative glamouriksi glamoureiksi instructive – glamourein abessive glamouritta glamoureitta comitative – glamoureineen

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French

Noun

glamour m (usually uncountable)

1. glamour (UK), glamor (US)

Adjective

glamour (invariable)

1. glamorous

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Spanish

Etymology

From English glamour.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /gla.ˈmuɾ/

Noun

glamour m (usually uncountable)

1. glamour (charm)

Derived terms

• glamouroso
• glamoroso
• glamuroso