Glamour - Alluring beauty or charm; cast a spell over someone or something; a kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.
From Scots “gramarye” (magic, enchantment, spell). This word in turn comes from Old French.
I find it interesting that the word Glamour has its origin in magic.
For me glamour is something you watch at distance. Maybe I’ve never been in a glamorous situation, but I believe it is like fog: you see it as some distance, but you don’t stand in the middle of it.
So glamour is something you watch, something that happens to somebody else, something that you can stand in the middle of but don’t be a part of because you know you are real.
Oscar 2007, Actress Portia De Rossi smiling on the red carpet
Photo by: Pulicciano
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2 comments:
Hi, Desiree,
I agree that what is called "glamorous" often seems a little fake, not real. On the other hand, that's very interesting, the point about something casting a spell over us.
In that sense, my little trip was very glamorous indeed - as the countryside and the music did cast their own sorts of spells.
And yet, it didn't feel glamorous, but very real and down-to-earth. I think this may be a word whose meaning really has changed over time. It's a good one to think about!
Hi shoreacres
Thank you for interesting points.
I wonder why this word's meaning has changed as much as it has.
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