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Glim vs Glam - What's the difference?

glim | glam |

As nouns the difference between glim and glam

is that glim is a light, candle, lantern while glam is glamour.

As an adjective glam is

glamorous.

As a verb glam is

to make glamorous or more glamorous.

glim

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) A light, candle, lantern.
  • * 1837 , (Charles Dickens), , Ch. 16:
    • 'Let's have a glim ,' said Sikes, 'or we shall go breaking our necks, or treading on the dog. Look after your legs if you do!'
  • * 1851 , (Herman Melville), , Ch. 3:
    • "Come along here, I'll give ye a glim in a jiffy;" and so saying he lighted a candle and held it towards me, offering to lead the way.
  • * 1883 , (Robert Louis Stevenson), , Ch. 5:
    • 'Sure enough, they left their glim here,' said the fellow from the window.
  • (slang) An eye.
  • (obsolete) brightness; splendour
    • ----

    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"