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- [glam-er]
- /ˈglæm ər/
- /ˈɡlæm.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [glam-er]
- /ˈglæm ər/
Definitions of glamour word
- noun glamour the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, especially by a combination of charm and good looks. 1
- noun glamour excitement, adventure, and unusual activity: the glamour of being an explorer. 1
- noun glamour magic or enchantment; spell; witchery. 1
- adjective glamour suggestive or full of glamour; glamorous: a glamour job in television; glamour stocks. 1
- noun glamour See -or1. 1
- noun glamour The attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing or special. 1
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Origin of glamour
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
1710-20; earlier glammar, dissimilated variant of grammar in sense of occult learning
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Glamour
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glamour popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
glamour usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glamour
noun glamour
- beauty — Beauty is the state or quality of being beautiful.
- color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
- charisma — You say that someone has charisma when they can attract, influence, and inspire people by their personal qualities.
- allure — to entice or tempt (someone) to a person or place or to a course of action; attract
- charm — Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive.
Antonyms for glamour
noun glamour
- boredom — Boredom is the state of being bored.
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- disinterest — absence of interest; indifference.
- drab — dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc.
- dullness — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
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