glamor

UK: /ˈglæmə^r/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

glam•our or glam•or /ˈglæmɚ/   n. 

1. the quality of fascinating or attracting, esp. by a combination of charm and good looks.
2. excitement, adventure, and unusual activity:
   the glamour of being an astronaut.

adj. [before a noun]

3. glamorous:
   a glamour job.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

glam•our  (glam′ər), n. 

1. the quality of fascinating, alluring, or attracting, esp. by a combination of charm and good looks.
2. excitement, adventure, and unusual activity:
   the glamour of being an explorer.
3. magic or enchantment;
   spell;
   witchery.

adj. 

4. suggestive or full of glamour;
   glamorous:
   a glamour job in television; glamour stocks.

Also, glam′or. 

• earlier glammar, dissimilated variant of grammar in sense of occult learning 1710–20

Usage

See -or.