glamour

noun

ˈgla-mər How to pronounce glamour (audio)
variants also glamor
Definition of glamournext
1
as in appeal
the power of irresistible attraction the glamour of the fashion industry

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2
as in spell
a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power the children were so preternaturally well-behaved that they must have been under the power of a glamour of some sort

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Recent Examples of glamour The daughter of Lisa Bonet and Lenny Kravitz has cultivated her own aesthetic, ranging from edgy to romantic and from effortlessly off-duty to full red carpet glamour. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 Getty An island that had spent decades pairing glamour with license was perhaps the wrong place to entrust an adolescent to unusually permissive relatives. — Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 As Blake’s scheming, villainous ex-wife Alexis, Joan Collins joined Dynasty in season 2 and injected a new energy — and glamour — into the series that helped its popularity explode. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Aug. 2026 Even with all of the glamour on the other side of scrimmage in Austin, this is the place to look if looking for a defender who could garner Heisman attention. — Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glamour
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glamour
  1. appeal
  2. spell
  3. attractiveness
  4. curse
  5. charm
  6. enchantment
  7. fascination
  8. attraction
Noun
  • Now, in the midst of a subdued market, investors are being more selective, and the new playbook for funding fashion has a lot to do with the quality of that growth, the depth of connection with customers and the founder’s individual appeal.
    — Tara Donaldson, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Lucas chose to accept his execution and waive further appeals after DeSantis signed his death warrant in July.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of appeal
Noun
  • In recent seasons, the retirement narrative has followed him around like a bad spell.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Garrick Browne is known for her spell playing women’s volleyball and then becoming a mental health and body image advocate with a significant social media following.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of spell
Noun
  • The list of 500 schools was compiled by the magazine and data research firm Statista, Schools were given a score based on their student outcomes, learning environment and their attractiveness to students.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The stakes are high, with victory on the track bringing in prize money and enhancing the team’s attractiveness to sponsors like Petronas and Microsoft.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of attractiveness
Noun
  • That was a full-length movie filmed in 2004 when the Red Sox were breaking their storied curse, and included Johnny Damon and other players in cameos.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The prince, Ashitaka, encounters a forest-dwelling young woman called San on his journey and the two become friends, teaming up to help save the forest and end his curse.
    — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of curse
Noun
  • While the tents have the most charm, imo—ivory canvas walls, Adirondack chairs on wooden porches, true beds with sheepskin throws and wooden frames—the cabins and suites are unsurprisingly the more comfortable option.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Even as Modi and his ministers go on a charm offensive, local media report Indian police booked thousands on criminal charges.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of charm
Noun
  • But that enchantment began long before the beach clubs and celebrity sightings.
    — Lanie Goodman, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
  • All of them are concerned with legacy, particularly among fathers and daughters (Shakespeare had two and lost his only son), and all of them touch a realm beyond the mundane — a place of gods and dreams, oracles and enchantment.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of enchantment
Noun
  • The film grew out of Herzog’s fascination with British twins Freda and Greta Chaplin, who became tabloid fodder in the 1980s after a neighbor was granted a restraining order against them.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
  • On the one hand, there’s a fascination with collective joy and the forms of vernacular invention that aspire to it; on the other, there’s an underlying melancholy that points to the inevitability of isolation, an epistemology of loneliness.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of fascination
Noun
  • But though these chemicals are linked to mating in animal species, a link between pheromones and romantic attraction hasn’t been established in humans.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • With seven weekends and multiple attractions to choose from, visitors might want to visit the festival more than once.
    — Rashad Alexander August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of attraction

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“Glamour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glamour. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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