Gleam vs Glamour - What's the difference?
gleam | glamour |
a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
* Longfellow
a glimpse or hint; an indistinct sign of something.
brightness or shininess; splendor.
* Alexander Pope
To shine; to glitter; to glisten.
To be briefly but strongly apparent.
(obsolete, falconry) To disgorge filth, as a hawk.
(countable) an item, motif, person, image that by association improves appearance
Witchcraft; magic charm; a spell affecting the eye, making objects appear different from what they really are.
A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear different from what they really are.
Any artificial interest in, or association with, an object, or person, through which it or they appear delusively magnified or glorified.
(uncountable) Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
As nouns the difference between gleam and glamour
is that gleam is a small or indistinct shaft or stream of light while glamour is (countable) an item, motif, person, image that by association improves appearance.As verbs the difference between gleam and glamour
is that gleam is to shine; to glitter; to glisten while glamour is to enchant; to bewitch.gleam
English
Noun
(en noun)- A glimmer, and then a gleam of light.
- The rescue workers preserved a gleam of optimism that they might still survive.
- In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen.
Synonyms
* (small shaft or stream of light) beam, ray * (glimpse or indistinct sign) flicker, glimmer, trace * (brightness or splendor) dazzle, lambency, shineVerb
(en verb)Synonyms
* glint, sparkle * (to radiate or emanate) glow, shine * (to be briefly but strongly apparent) flare, flash, kindleSee also
* leamReferences
* * * *glamour
English
Alternative forms
* glamor (US) (Commonwealth-spelling widely accepted across the states.)Noun
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