Dictionary Definition
glamour n : alluring beauty or charm (often with
sex-appeal) [syn: glamor]
v : cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or
something [syn: hex,
bewitch, witch, enchant, jinx]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From gramarye.The Scottish term is either from sc=polytonic,
the weight unit of ingredients used to make magic potions, or an
alteration of the English word grammar, from grammatica, from
|tr=grammatike tekhne.
Noun
- A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.
- Witchcraft; magic; a spell.
- A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.
- Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, through which it appears delusively magnified or glorified.
- Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal)
Derived terms
Finnish
Noun
- glamour (charm)
Extensive Definition
Glamour is a women's
magazine published by
Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United
States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood.
It is now published in numerous countries
including the UK,
USA,
France,
Italy,
Germany,
Spain,
Russia,
Greece,
Poland,
South
Africa, Hungary, Romania (the latest
addition), The
Netherlands, and in a Latin
American (Spanish
language) edition, and soon to be launched in Australia In most
cases it is a monthly publication.
USA
The magazine is published in a larger format than many of its counterparts. Its current editor-in-chief is Cynthia Leive.It targets women 18-49 (with the median age of
33.5) and reaches a subscription audience of 1,411,061 readers in
the United States. Its circulation on news stands is 986,447,
making the total average paid circulation: 2,397,508.
Since 1980, the magazine has held an annual
"Women of the Year" awards ceremony.
Glamour Woman of the Year Awards
Each fall, the magazine organizes the “Glamour Woman of the Year Awards” which recognize women in the public eye. In 2007 Lorena Ochoa was named the Woman of the Year.UK
Glamour launched in the UK in April 2000, where it pioneered the “handbag size” format, with the tagline "fits in your life as well as your handbag".Each September the magazine holds “National
Glamour Week”. Consequently the magazine features extra coupons (e.g. redeemable at
fashion or beauty outlets) and competitions.
Since its launch the magazine has been edited by
Jo Elvin, with Michelle Pamment serving as acting editor for a
spell in 2005.
Glamour Woman of the Year Awards
Each June, the magazine organizes the Glamour Woman of the Year Awards which recognise women in the public eye. This is usually given out in September.Germany
The German edition is published fortnightly and is, as of March 2005, edited by Nikolaus Albrecht.South Africa
The South African edition launched in April 2004, is published monthly and is, since its inception, edited by Pnina Fenster.Lucky Magazine
In Germany and Greece Lucky, a fashion and shopping magazine is published seasonally, in tandem with Glamour.External links
glamour in German: Glamour (Zeitschrift)
glamour in French: Glamour (magazine)
glamour in Italian: Glamour (rivista)
glamour in Dutch: Glamour
glamour in Polish: Glamour
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
agacerie, alchemy, allure, allurement, appeal, appealingness, attraction, attractiveness, aura, beguilement, beguiling, bewitchery, bewitchment, blandishment, blaze of
glory, brightness,
brilliance, brilliancy, cajolery, cantrip, captivation, charisma, charm, charmingness, come-hither,
curse, delightfulness, divination, enchantment, enravishment, enthrallment, enticement, entrancement, entrapment, envelope, evil eye, exorcism, exquisiteness, fascination, fetishism, flirtation, forbidden fruit,
gloriousness,
glory, gorgeousness, grace, gramarye, halo, heavenliness, hex, hoodoo, illustriousness,
inducement, interest, inveiglement, invitation, invitingness, jinx, juju, jujuism, loveliness, luster, luxury, magic, magic spell, magnetism, malocchio, mystique, natural magic,
necromancy, nimbus, numinousness, obeah, radiance, ravishingness, resplendence, resplendency, rune, seducement, seduction, seductiveness, sensuousness, sex appeal,
shamanism, snaring, sorcery, sortilege, spell, spellbinding, spellcasting, splendidness, splendor, splendorousness,
splendrousness,
sublimity, sympathetic
magic, tantalization, tantalizingness,
temptation, temptingness, thaumaturgia, thaumaturgics, thaumaturgism, thaumaturgy, theurgy, vampirism, voluptuousness, voodoo, voodooism, wanga, weird, whammy, white magic, winning
ways, winningness,
winsomeness,
witchcraft, witchery, witchwork, wizardry, wooing