glamour

English

Etymology

From Scots glamer, from earlier 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡlæmə/
• IPA^(key): /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.
   • 1882, James Thomson (B. V.), “The City of Dreadful Night”:

     They often murmur to themselves, they speak
     To one another seldom, for their woe
     Broods maddening inwardly and scorns to wreak
     Itself abroad; and if at whiles it grow
     To frenzy which must rave, none heeds the clamour,
     Unless there waits some victim of like glamour,
     To rave in turn, who lends attentive show.

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

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)

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).

   glamour magazines; a glamour model

Alternative forms

• glamor (US); however, the -our spelling is more common spelling even in the US

Derived terms

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

 

Translations

beauty or charm

• Bulgarian: очарование (bg) n (očarovanie), магия (bg) f (magija)
• Finnish: glamour (fi)
• French: charme (fr) m
• Latin: nitor (la) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: glamour m

  Nynorsk: glamour m

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• Russian: гламур (ru) m (glamur)
• Spanish: fascinación (es), elegancia (es) f, encanto (es) m
• Swedish: glamour (sv) c

Verb

glamour (third-person singular simple present glamours, present participle glamouring, simple past and past participle glamoured)

1. (transitive) To enchant; to bewitch.

References

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

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Danish

Etymology

From English glamour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlamuːr/, [ɡ̊laˈmuːɐ̯] or IPA^(key): /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

Inflection of glamour (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		glamour	glamourit
genitive		glamourin	glamourien
partitive		glamouria	glamoureja
illative		glamouriin	glamoureihin
		singular	plural
nominative		glamour	glamourit
accusative	nom.	glamour	glamourit
	gen.	glamourin
genitive		glamourin	glamourien
partitive		glamouria	glamoureja
inessive		glamourissa	glamoureissa
elative		glamourista	glamoureista
illative		glamouriin	glamoureihin
adessive		glamourilla	glamoureilla
ablative		glamourilta	glamoureilta
allative		glamourille	glamoureille
essive		glamourina	glamoureina
translative		glamouriksi	glamoureiksi
abessive		glamouritta	glamoureitta
instructive		—	glamourein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of glamour (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative glamourini glamourini accusative nom. glamourini glamourini gen. glamourini genitive glamourini glamourieni partitive glamouriani glamourejani inessive glamourissani glamoureissani elative glamouristani glamoureistani illative glamouriini glamoureihini adessive glamourillani glamoureillani ablative glamouriltani glamoureiltani allative glamourilleni glamoureilleni essive glamourinani glamoureinani translative glamourikseni glamoureikseni abessive glamourittani glamoureittani instructive — — comitative — glamoureineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative glamourisi glamourisi accusative nom. glamourisi glamourisi gen. glamourisi genitive glamourisi glamouriesi partitive glamouriasi glamourejasi inessive glamourissasi glamoureissasi elative glamouristasi glamoureistasi illative glamouriisi glamoureihisi adessive glamourillasi glamoureillasi ablative glamouriltasi glamoureiltasi allative glamourillesi glamoureillesi essive glamourinasi glamoureinasi translative glamouriksesi glamoureiksesi abessive glamourittasi glamoureittasi instructive — — comitative — glamoureinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative glamourimme glamourimme accusative nom. glamourimme glamourimme gen. glamourimme genitive glamourimme glamouriemme partitive glamouriamme glamourejamme inessive glamourissamme glamoureissamme elative glamouristamme glamoureistamme illative glamouriimme glamoureihimme adessive glamourillamme glamoureillamme ablative glamouriltamme glamoureiltamme allative glamourillemme glamoureillemme essive glamourinamme glamoureinamme translative glamouriksemme glamoureiksemme abessive glamourittamme glamoureittamme instructive — — comitative — glamoureinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative glamourinne glamourinne accusative nom. glamourinne glamourinne gen. glamourinne genitive glamourinne glamourienne partitive glamourianne glamourejanne inessive glamourissanne glamoureissanne elative glamouristanne glamoureistanne illative glamouriinne glamoureihinne adessive glamourillanne glamoureillanne ablative glamouriltanne glamoureiltanne allative glamourillenne glamoureillenne essive glamourinanne glamoureinanne translative glamouriksenne glamoureiksenne abessive glamourittanne glamoureittanne instructive — — comitative — glamoureinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative glamourinsa glamourinsa accusative nom. glamourinsa glamourinsa gen. glamourinsa genitive glamourinsa glamouriensa partitive glamouriaan glamouriansa glamourejaan glamourejansa inessive glamourissaan glamourissansa glamoureissaan glamoureissansa elative glamouristaan glamouristansa glamoureistaan glamoureistansa illative glamouriinsa glamoureihinsa adessive glamourillaan glamourillansa glamoureillaan glamoureillansa ablative glamouriltaan glamouriltansa glamoureiltaan glamoureiltansa allative glamourilleen glamourillensa glamoureilleen glamoureillensa essive glamourinaan glamourinansa glamoureinaan glamoureinansa translative glamourikseen glamouriksensa glamoureikseen glamoureiksensa abessive glamourittaan glamourittansa glamoureittaan glamoureittansa instructive — — comitative — glamoureineen glamoureinensa

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French

Noun

glamour m (uncountable)

1. glamour

Adjective

glamour (invariable)

1. glamorous

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English glamour

Noun

glamour m (definite singular glamouren)

1. glamour

Related terms

• glamorøs

References

• “glamour” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English glamour

Noun

glamour m (definite singular glamouren)

1. glamour

Related terms

• glamorøs

References

• “glamour” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Spanish

Etymology

From English glamour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlaˈmuɾ/ [ɡlaˈmuɾ]

Noun

glamour m (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of glamur

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Swedish

Noun

glamour c (definite singular glamouren) (uncountable)

1. glamour