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Definition of Glamour
1. Verb. Cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something.
Specialized synonyms: Voodoo, Spell
Generic synonyms: Becharm, Charm
Derivative terms: Bewitchment, Enchanter, Enchantment, Enchantment, Hex, Jinx, Witch, Witch, Witchery
2. Noun. Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal).
Generic synonyms: Beauty
Derivative terms: Glamorize, Glamorous, Glamourise, Glamourous
Definition of Glamour
1. n. A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.
Definition of Glamour
1. Noun. an item, motif, person, image that by association improves appearance ¹
2. Noun. Witchcraft; magic charm; a spell affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are. ¹
3. Noun. A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are. ¹
4. Noun. Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, or person, through which it or they appear delusively magnified or glorified. ¹
5. Noun. Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Glamour
1. to bewitch [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: bewitch
Medical Definition of Glamour
1. 1. A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are. 2. Witchcraft; magic; a spell. 3. A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are. "The air filled with a strange, pale glamour that seemed to lie over the broad valley." (W. Black) 4. Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, through which it appears delusively magnified or glorified. Glamour gift, Glamour might, the gift or power of producing a glamour. The former is used figuratively, of the gift of fascination peculiar to women. "It had much of glamour might To make a lady seem a knight." (Sir W. Scott) Origin: Scot. Glamour, glamer; cf. Icel. Glameggdr one who is troubled with the glaucoma (?); or Icel. Glam-sni weakness of sight, glamour; glamr name of the moon, also of a ghost + sni sight akin to E. See. Perh, however, a corruption of E. Gramarye. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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