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Glam vs Glum - What's the difference?

glam | glum |

As nouns the difference between glam and glum

is that glam is glamour while glum is sullenness.

As adjectives the difference between glam and glum

is that glam is glamorous while glum is despondent; moody; sullen.

As verbs the difference between glam and glum

is that glam is to make glamorous or more glamorous while glum is to look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.

glam

English

Noun

(-)
  • glamour

    • Adjective

  • glamorous

    • See also

    * glitz

    Verb

    (glamm)
  • To make glamorous or more glamorous

    • Usage notes

    Usually used in the phrasal verb "glam up"

    glum

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) glomen, glommen, glomben, . More at (l).

    Verb

    (glumm)
  • (obsolete) To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
    • (Hawes)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) sullenness
    • (Skelton)

    Etymology 2

    Probably from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (glummer)
  • despondent; moody; sullen
  • * Thackeray
    • I frighten people by my glum face.