Glamour — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)

cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌdʒoʊnd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈamə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈamə/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌdʒoʊnd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glamor hex enchant witch jinx bewitch

Parts of Speech

noun	alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
verb	cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something

Word Forms

glamorous	adjective	having an air of allure, romance and excitement
glamorize	verb	make glamorous and attractive
glamourous	adjective	having an air of allure, romance and excitement
glamourise	verb	make glamorous and attractive
glamour	verb	cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something
hex	noun	an evil spell
bewitchment	noun	a magical spell
glamour	noun	alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
witch	noun	a being (usually female) imagined to have special powers derived from the devil
witchery	noun	the art of sorcery
enchantment	noun	a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
enchanter	noun	a sorcerer or magician
jinx	noun	an evil spell

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glanz

verführerische Schönheit oder Charme (oft mit Sexappeal)

🇫🇷French

charme

beauté ou charme séduisant (souvent avec sex-appeal)

🇮🇹Italian

fascino

bellezza o fascino seducente (spesso con sex appeal)

🇷🇺Russian

гламур

манящая красота или обаяние (часто с сексуальной привлекательностью)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठाठ बाट

आकर्षक सौंदर्य या आकर्षण (अक्सर यौन-आकर्षण के साथ)

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্ল্যামার

লোভনীয় সৌন্দর্য বা কমনীয়তা (প্রায়ই যৌন-আবেদন সহ)

🇮🇳Tamil

கவர்ச்சி

வசீகரிக்கும் அழகு அல்லது வசீகரம் (பெரும்பாலும் செக்ஸ்-அப்பீலுடன்)

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్లామర్

ఆకట్టుకునే అందం లేదా ఆకర్షణ (తరచూ సెక్స్ అప్పీల్‌తో)

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्लॅमर

मोहक सौंदर्य किंवा मोहिनी (अनेकदा लैंगिक अपीलसह)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્લેમર

આકર્ષક સુંદરતા અથવા વશીકરણ (ઘણી વખત સેક્સ-અપીલ સાથે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಲಾಮರ್

ಆಕರ್ಷಕ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಮೋಡಿ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಮನವಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗ്ലാമർ

ആകർഷകമായ സൗന്ദര്യം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആകർഷണീയത (പലപ്പോഴും ലൈംഗികാഭിലാഷത്തോടെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲੈਮਰ

ਆਕਰਸ਼ਕ ਸੁੰਦਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਸੁਹਜ (ਅਕਸਰ ਸੈਕਸ-ਅਪੀਲ ਨਾਲ)

🇵🇰Urdu

گلیمر

دلکش خوبصورتی یا دلکش (اکثر جنسی اپیل کے ساتھ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

魅力

诱人的美丽或魅力（通常具有性感）

🇯🇵Japanese

グラマー

魅惑的な美しさまたは魅力（しばしば性的魅力を伴う）

🇰🇷Korean

마법

매혹적인 아름다움이나 매력(종종 성적 매력이 있음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự quyến rũ

vẻ đẹp quyến rũ hoặc sự quyến rũ (thường có sức hấp dẫn giới tính)

🇹🇭Thai

เสน่ห์

ความสวยงามหรือเสน่ห์อันเย้ายวนใจ (มักมีความดึงดูดใจทางเพศ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mempesona

keindahan atau pesona yang memikat (sering kali dengan daya tarik seks)

🇵🇭Filipino

gayuma

kaakit-akit na kagandahan o alindog (madalas na may sex-appeal)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بريق

الجمال أو السحر الجذاب (غالبًا ما يكون مصحوبًا بجاذبية جنسية)

🇮🇷Persian

زرق و برق

زیبایی یا جذابیت جذاب (اغلب با جذابیت جنسی)

🇹🇷Turkish

cazibe

Çekici güzellik veya çekicilik (çoğunlukla cinsel çekicilikle birlikte)

🇮🇱Hebrew

זוֹהֵר

יופי או קסם מפתה (לעתים קרובות עם משיכה מינית)

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