glamour
Noun:
- Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal): Glamour refers to an exciting, attractive, and often illusory quality of beauty, charm, or luxury that is fascinating and desirable.
- A magical or illusory enchantment: In older or literary usage, glamour can mean a literal spell or charm that affects one's perception.
Verb (archaic/rare):
- To cast a spell over someone or something; to bewitch: To enchant or fascinate someone, as if by magic.
Noun:
- The actress brought old Hollywood glamour to the red carpet.
- He was drawn to the glamour of a life in the spotlight.
- The travel brochure sold the glamour of tropical islands, not the reality of mosquitoes.
Verb:
- The sorceress could glamour the eyes of mortals, making the swamp appear as a palace. (archaic)
"Glamour industry": Refers to industries associated with beauty, fashion, and celebrity, such as modeling or film.
- She worked in the glamour industry for years as a fashion photographer.
"Glamour shot": A photograph, especially a portrait, that is designed to make the subject look glamorous, attractive, and often idealized.
- The magazine featured glamour shots of the rising star.
"To lose its glamour": For something to no longer seem exciting or attractive.
- The job lost its glamour once he realized how much travel was involved.
Glamorous (adjective): Having glamour; fascinatingly attractive, alluring, or exciting.
- She led a glamorous life as a diplomat.
Glamorize (verb): To make something seem glamorous or more attractive than it really is.
- The movie tends to glamorize the life of a gangster.
Glam (noun/informal): A shortened, informal form of glamour or glamorous, often used in fashion.
- The event called for full 80s glam.
- Allure: The quality of being powerfully and mysteriously attractive or fascinating.
- Charm: The power or quality of delighting, attracting, or fascinating others.
- Charisma: Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others.
- Luster: A gentle sheen or soft glow, especially that of a partly reflective surface; can be used figuratively for brilliance or glory.
(Note: "Glamour" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its related verb forms are "glamorize" or the archaic "glamour.") - "To cast a glamour over": (Literary/Archaic) To enchant or bewitch; to make something appear more beautiful or desirable than it is. - The poet's words cast a glamour over the mundane scene.
- "All glamour and no substance": Used to describe something or someone that appears attractive and exciting but lacks depth, seriousness, or real value.
- His speech was all glamour and no substance, full of buzzwords but no real plan.
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alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
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cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
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