glamour 
glam·our (glam′ər)
noun
- Archaic a magic spell or charm
- ☆ seemingly mysterious and elusive fascination or allure; bewitching charm
- ☆ elegance, luxury, high fashion, etc. or their aura around a person, situation, etc.
Etymology: Scot var. of grammar (with sense of gramarye), popularized by Sir Walter Scott; orig. esp. in cast the glamour, to cast an enchantment
Adjective modifier
- vintage: A fantastic English retro vintage metallic red evening bag, perfect for adding some vintage glamor to any outfit.
- certain: Rare plants have a certain glamor: those which are only infrequent may nonetheless have more interest.
- little: In between my studies I financed nights out by doing a little glamor modeling.
- old: Add some dazzle to your evening by viewing and perhaps buying this touch of old school glamor.
- more: A bit more attention to detail, a bit more glamor.
Converse of object
- fade: Even the backstage area had the apt faded glamor, lined with shelves of tattered books.
- evoke: Accessories for Christmas evoke glamor with rich faux gemstones.
- inject: But I am determined, nevertheless, to inject some glamor in to the office.
- add: Dr. Ma adds some glamor to the next table.
- lack: Somehow it lacks the glamor of drinking your blood, don't you think?
- bring: Discover how to bring similar glamor to your home.
Converse of subject
- seduce: We are also seduced by the glamor of distance.
Modifies a noun
- puss: The hilariously funny Hollywood glamor puss, Joan Rivers was one of the highlights of the 2005 Glasgow International Comedy Festival.
- glove: For direly dehydrated hands, you can leave bliss glamor gloves on overnight.
- queen: Your hostess for the journey will be 1970s glamor queen Pam Ann, aided by unsuspecting members of the audience.
- tie: But that didn't stop Flynn fantasizing about a glamor tie come the third round.
- photography: I could say, " I go in for glamor photography.
- stake: What it lacks on the glamor stakes, it does make up for with taste.
Noun used with modifier
Glamour is what makes a man ask for your telephone number. But it also is what makes a woman ask for the name of your dressmaker.
The glamour Of childish days is upon me, my manhood is cast Down in the flood of remembrance, I weep like a child for the past.
There is no gilding of setting sun or glamor of poetry to light up the ferocious and endless toil of the farmers' wives.
Back in the early Sixties, when I first started out, insolvency spelt glamour.
Sometimes I dream of revolution, a bloody coup d'e¤ tat by the second rankötroupes of actors slaughtered by their understudies, magicians sawn in half by indefatigably smiling glamour girls, cricket teams wiped out by marauding bands of twelfth men.
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