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# glamour

«glamour» in Mova's school dictionary: **the special exciting attraction of something that seems…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (glamour, uncountable); US spelling glamor

### meaning for a pupil

1) Glamour is the special exciting attraction of something that seems rich, stylish or beautiful. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#x1)
- Gold balloons added a touch of glamour to the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#x2)
- The glamour of being famous soon wore off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#x3)
- Behind the glamour, actors work long hours. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/#x5)
- The city has the glamour of bright lights and big shops. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [When a word ends in -our, the u usually drops before -ous: humour, humorous; glamour, glamorous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/9-suffixes-ous-ly-ful-less-ness-ment/5/)
- [Before -ous, -our usually loses its u: humour, humorous; glamour, glamorous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/9-suffixes-ous-ly-ful-less-ness-ment/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «glamour» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/glamour/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.