glamor
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To enchant; to bewitch.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡlæmɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
American spellinguncommon
To enchant; to bewitch.
noun
Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
American spellinguncommon
Originally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or repulsive things seem beauteous.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
Used this way, glamor is a specialist word with a clearly warm, approving pull. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Positive
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Gentle
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Beautiful or graceful
- Usage feel
- Clinical and detached
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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