glamorous

or glam·our·ous

[ glam-er-uhs ]

/ ˈglæm ər əs /

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adjective

full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.

full of excitement, adventure, and unusual activity: the glamorous job of a foreign correspondent.

Origin of glamorous

First recorded in 1935–40; glamor + -ous

SYNONYMS FOR glamorous

1 captivating, beguiling, fascinating, alluring, bewitching.

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OTHER WORDS FROM glamorous

glam·or·ous·ly, glam·our·ous·ly, adverb glam·or·ous·ness, glam·our·ous·ness, noun ul·tra·glam·or·ous, adjective un·glam·or·ous, adjective

un·glam·or·ous·ly, adverb un·glam·or·ous·ness, noun un·glam·our·ous, adjective un·glam·our·ous·ly, adverb un·glam·our·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby glamorous

glam, glam rock, glamis castle, glamorgan, glamorize, glamorous, glamour, glamour boy, glamour girl, glamour puss, glamour stock

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“Not glamorous, but neither is Canadian media,” Steven Kerzner wrote in an email.

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He put them in glamorous gowns, yes, but also encouraged them to buy trendier ready-to-wear labels off the rack.

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After watching that scene, you could hardly call the use of heroin in Pulp Fiction romanticized or glamorous.

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In the popular mind, it is the most glamorous of all possible worlds,—and for easily understandable reasons.

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She stood there in the glamorous moonlight with a commanding dignity which seemed more than human.

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How many books have been published of late years letting us behind the scenes of the glamorous myth of pioneering!

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British Dictionary definitions for glamorous

glamorous

glamourous

/ (ˈɡlæmərəs) /

adjective

possessing glamour; alluring and fascinating a glamorous career

beautiful and smart, esp in a showy way a glamorous woman

Derived forms of glamorous

glamorously or glamourously, adverb glamorousness or glamourousness, noun

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glamorous

or glam·our·ous

adjective

Origin of glamorous

SYNONYMS FOR glamorous

OTHER WORDS FROM glamorous

Words nearby glamorous

Example sentences from the Web for glamorous

British Dictionary definitions for glamorous

glamourous

adjective

Derived forms of glamorous

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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glamorous

or glam·our·ous

adjective

Origin of glamorous

SYNONYMS FOR glamorous

OTHER WORDS FROM glamorous

Words nearby glamorous

Words related to glamorous

Example sentences from the Web for glamorous

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glamourous

adjective

Derived forms of glamorous

British Dictionary definitions for glamorous