glamorous
Americanadjective
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full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.
- Synonyms:
- bewitching, alluring, fascinating, beguiling
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full of excitement, adventure, and unusual activity.
the glamorous job of a foreign correspondent.
adjective
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possessing glamour; alluring and fascinating
a glamorous career
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beautiful and smart, esp in a showy way
a glamorous woman
Other Word Forms
- glamorously adverb
- glamorousness noun
- glamourously adverb
- glamourousness noun
- ultraglamorous adjective
- unglamorous adjective
- unglamorously adverb
- unglamorousness noun
- unglamourous adjective
- unglamourously adverb
- unglamourousness noun
Etymology
Origin of glamorous
First recorded in 1935–40; glamor ( def. ) + -ous
Example Sentences
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Stars like Clark Gable, Bette Davis and Shirley Temple also entertained families outside the theater through the popular fan magazines packed with glamorous portraits.
Hollywood stars embraced and champagne corks popped at this year's Oscars nominee lunch, the glamorous pre-show gathering that was canceled amid last year's devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
From Barron's
They travelled the country together showcasing his Musical Hall act "Leo Selwyn the Handcuff Prince", with Roberts as his glamorous assistant.
From BBC
And, in an unexpected twist, war had turned Olka, a woman who once had no patience for fashion, glamorous.
From Literature
The city’s more glamorous cousin, San Francisco, ended up with the lion’s share of official Super Bowl week activities.
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