Glamour
- Glamour
- Glamour Gla"mour, n. [Scot. glamour, glamer; cf. Icel.
gl['a]meggdr one who is troubled with the glaucoma (?); or
Icel. gl[=a]m-s[=y]ni weakness of sight, glamour; gl[=a]mr
name of the moon, also of a ghost + s[=y]ni sight, akin to E.
see. Perh., however, a corruption of E. gramarye.]
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1. A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different
from what they really are.
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2. Witchcraft; magic; a spell. --Tennyson.
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3. A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear
different from what they really are.
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The air filled with a strange, pale glamour that
seemed to lie over the broad valley. --W. Black.
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4. Any artificial interest in, or association with, an
object, through which it appears delusively magnified or
glorified.
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{Glamour gift}, {Glamour might}, the gift or power of
producing a glamour. The former is used figuratively, of
the gift of fascination peculiar to women.
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It had much of glamour might
To make a lady seem a knight. --Sir W.
Scott.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
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glamour — [ glamur ] n. m. • v. 1970; mot angl. « séduction, éclat » ♦ Anglic. Charme sophistiqué (dans le domaine du spectacle, de la mode). Le glamour hollywoodien. Appos. Le style glamour des années cinquante. ● glamour nom masculin (anglais glamour,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Glamour — (v. engl. grammar [schrift]gelehrsam) bezeichnete ursprünglich die magisch okkulte Fähigkeit der Geisterbeschwörung. Heute als Attraktivität bzw. Faszinosum verstanden bezeichnet Glamour ein besonders prunkvolles oder elegantes Auftreten oder… … Deutsch Wikipedia
glamour — (del inglés; pronunciamos glamur ) sustantivo masculino 1. (no contable) Uso/registro: restringido. Atractivo o encanto: una película con glamour, un joven con glamour … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
glamour — GLEÁMĂR/ adj. farmec. (< germ. glamour) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
glamour — [glam′ər] n. [Scot var. of grammar (with sense of GRAMARYE), popularized by SCOTT2 Sir Walter; orig. esp. in cast the glamour, to cast an enchantment] 1. Archaic a magic spell or charm ☆ 2. seemingly mysterious and elusive fascination or allure;… … English World dictionary
Glamour — Glamour,derod.das:⇨Glanz(2) GlamourGlanz,Pracht,Prunk,Pomp,Gepränge;abwertend:Blendwerk … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
glamour — / glæmə/, it. / glamur/ s. ingl. [voce scozz., alteraz. dell ingl. grammar grammatica , ant. gramarye magia , per una popolare associazione dell erudizione con le scienze occulte], usato in ital. al masch. [forte capacità di seduzione, spec.… … Enciclopedia Italiana
glamour — (n.) 1720, Scottish, magic, enchantment (especially in phrase to cast the glamor), a variant of Scottish gramarye magic, enchantment, spell, alteration of English GRAMMAR (Cf. grammar) (q.v.) with a medieval sense of any sort of scholarship,… … Etymology dictionary
glamour — s. m. 1. Beleza sensual, considerada característica de certas figuras públicas elegantes do mundo do espetáculo. 2. Qualidade de quem ou do que é elegante, charmoso e considerado sedutor. ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
glamour — /ˈɡlɛmur, ingl. ˈɡlæmə(r)/ [vc. ingl., propriamente «magia»] s. m. inv. fascino, attrattiva, charme (fr.) … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
