English
Alternative spellings
glamour (UK)
Etymology
From Scottish gramarye "magic, enchantment, spell", from
Ancient Greek γ�αμμά�ιον (grammarion) "gram". The ingredients used to make magic potions were weighed in grams.
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æm�(r)|-æm�(r)
Noun
glamor
#A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.
#Witchcraft; magic; a spell.
#A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.
#Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, through which it appears delusively magnified or glorified.
#Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
Category:Greek derivations
Category:Scots derivations
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