glamour
/ˈɡlæmə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ग्लैमर
चकाचौंध, आकर्षण, ग्लैमर
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the attractive and exciting quality that makes a person, a job or a place seem special, often because of wealth or success
चकाचौंध, आकर्षण, ग्लैमर
- the glamour of Bollywood
- She was drawn to the glamour of the fashion world.
- Behind the glamour of the cricket world lies years of hard training.
+ 2 more examples
- Young people are often attracted by the glamour of life in Mumbai.
- The old cinema hall still has a touch of glamour.
Synonyms allure charm attraction glitz fascination
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
glamour (uncountable)
Glamour is uncountable and means the exciting, attractive quality of wealth, fame or beauty.
'Glamour' uncountable है और धन, प्रसिद्धि या सुंदरता के आकर्षक, उत्साहजनक गुण को बताता है।
- Radhika was attracted by the glamour of films.
- There was little glamour in the daily grind.
the glamour of + noun
Use the glamour of to say which thing seems glamorous: the glamour of the stage, of cricket.
कौन-सी चीज़ चमक-दमक वाली लगती है यह बताने के लिए 'the glamour of' आता है: मंच की चमक, क्रिकेट की चमक।
- He was drawn to the glamour of life in Mumbai.
glamour (spelling) and glamorous
In British English the noun is glamour, but the adjective is glamorous with no u.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में संज्ञा 'glamour' है, पर adjective 'glamorous' में u नहीं होता।
- Her glamorous life impressed everyone.
glamour + noun
As a modifier, glamour describes things linked with beauty and fashion: glamour industry, glamour photography.
Modifier के रूप में 'glamour' सुंदरता और फ़ैशन से जुड़ी चीज़ें बताता है: glamour industry, glamour photography।
- The glamour industry depends on young faces.
+Collocations 4
adjective + glamour
HollywoodBollywoodold-worldfalseinstantfaded
- The old cinema still carries a trace of faded glamour.
verb + glamour
addloselackattractbringlove
- A bright sari added glamour to the simple function.
glamour + preposition
ofand glitterand excitementand famefor
- Behind the glamour and glitter lies hard work.
glamour + noun
girlshotmagazineworldindustryappeal
- The magazine published a glamour shoot of the film star.
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- Many young people move to Mumbai for the glamour of the film world.
कई युवा फ़िल्म जगत की चकाचौंध के लिए मुंबई चले जाते हैं।
- The actor still has the glamour of the sixties.
उस अभिनेता में आज भी साठ के दशक की चमक-दमक है।
- Behind the glamour of the cricket life are long hours of training.
क्रिकेट जीवन की चकाचौंध के पीछे प्रशिक्षण के लंबे घंटे हैं।
- She had little interest in fame or glamour.
उसे प्रसिद्धि या चमक-दमक में कम रुचि थी।
- The hotel lacks the glamour its advertisements promise.
होटल में वह चमक नहीं है जिसका उसके विज्ञापन वादा करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The glamours of film life attracted her.
✓ The glamour of film life attracted her.
Glamour is uncountable and has no plural.
'Glamour' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
✗ She leads a glamourous life.
✓ She leads a glamorous life.
The adjective drops the u: glamorous.
Adjective में u हट जाता है: 'glamorous'।
✗ He is a glamour man.
✓ He is a glamorous man.
To describe a person, the adjective glamorous is needed, not the noun modifier glamour.
व्यक्ति का वर्णन करने के लिए adjective 'glamorous' चाहिए, संज्ञा-modifier 'glamour' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
Glamour has -our in British English, but the adjective is glamorous (without u: not 'glamourous'), like humour/humorous and vigour/vigorous.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: British English में glamour में -our है, पर adjective glamorous है (बिना u: 'glamourous' नहीं), humour/humorous और vigour/vigorous की तरह।
?Which word?
Keep the attraction words together: glamour, allure (attractive and exciting quality), charisma (powerful personal charm), glitz (informal, showy glamour), mystique (a quality of mystery that makes something attractive).
आकर्षण के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: glamour, allure (आकर्षक और रोमांचक गुण), charisma (प्रबल व्यक्तिगत आकर्षण), glitz (अनौपचारिक, दिखावटी चमक), mystique (आकर्षक बनाने वाला रहस्यमय गुण)।