EuroLex/E/Glamour

"This word was firmly established through American films after 1945 - with significant exclusion of Eastern Europe. The negative connotation, found in some English contexts, is more conspicuous in the loanords." (DEA*, p. 133)
 * Original language: English
 * Original form and meaning: 1.) 'alluring or exciting beauty or charm', +2.) 'showy decoration or ornament; gaudiness', +3.) 'showiness' [+ stands for additional meanings that are not English in origin (semantic pseudo-anglicisms)]

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)


 * Annotations: *DEA = Dictionary of European Anglicisms by Manfred Görlach (2001), Oxford: OUP.

Information on Other Languages

 * Icelandic: glamúr [kla:mur]; end20c; meaning +2; status: restricted to colloquial use.
 * Greek: glamour [glamur]; end20c; meanings +2 and +3; status: fully accepted but still marked as English, modish, journalese.

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