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# glamour

noun (glamour, uncountable); US spelling glamor

«glamour» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Glamour is the special exciting attraction of something that seems rich, stylish or beautiful. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#m1)
2. (old, stories) A glamour was a magic spell that made things look different from what they are. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life glamour belongs to film stars, fashion, and big shows. In stories, a glamour spell can trick people into seeing a beggar as a prince. Writers use the word to show that something shiny may hide something ordinary. Phrases: the glamour of Hollywood, add a touch of glamour, glamour and fame.

### Examples

- The film star loved the glamour of the red carpet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#x1)
- Gold balloons added a touch of glamour to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#x2)
- The glamour of being famous soon wore off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#x3)
- Behind the glamour, actors work long hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#x4)
- In the fairy tale, the witch cast a glamour so the old hut looked like a palace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#x5)
- The city has the glamour of bright lights and big shops. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#x6)
- To the boys there was at least some glamour in the pirate calling; but all that she saw was that the ship had not been tidied for years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#x7)

### Note

UK, Australian and Canadian spelling: glamour; US spelling: glamor (glamour is also used in the US). The adjective is glamorous, with no «u» after the m. Uncountable: «some glamour», not «a glamour», except in the old magic sense.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «glamour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«glamour» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glamour.html) on Mova free.