glamorous

or glam·our·ous

[ glam-er-uhs ]

adjective

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

   Synonyms: bewitching, alluring, fascinating, beguiling

2. full of excitement, adventure, and unusual activity:

   the glamorous job of a foreign correspondent.

glamorous

/ ˈɡlæmərəs /

adjective

1. possessing glamour; alluring and fascinating

   a glamorous career

2. beautiful and smart, esp in a showy way

   a glamorous woman

Derived Forms

• ˈglamorously, adverb
• ˈglamorousness, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of glamorous¹

First recorded in 1935–40; glamor ( def ) + -ous

Example Sentences

The worst-performing sectors of the S&P 500 have been energy, financial, and industrial, but glamorous companies can also be strong candidates for fraud if managers fear next quarter’s financial results won’t support the high-flying stock.

From Fortune

You could, if you felt like making a glamorous dessert, use it in this Caramelized Blood Orange Tipsy Trifle.

From Washington Post

It’s glamorous, prestigious and packed shoulder-to-shoulder.

From Washington Post

While we cannot gather in person this year, I wish you all a really fabulous Halloween and a glamorous rest of the year.

From Washington Blade

Young, glamorous candidates have typically fared better in general elections, but the votes don’t always break down according to age.

From Vox

They either have a tendency to hyperbolize and make life much more glamorous and titillating than it is, or the other way.

From The Daily Beast

It was once the most glamorous hotel in town, but in 1964, hundreds of European hostages were held captive in its rooms.

From The Daily Beast

Celebrities flocked to this glamorous and buzzy temple of literature and culture.

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

A disgusting snip of a person had moved between him and those bitter but glamorous memories of Maria Algarez.

From Project Gutenberg

To Tiflin, as to the others, even such places were glamorous.

From Project Gutenberg

It was part of the reeling, glamorous intoxication into which she cast him, to hear himself going on like a stump-speaker.

From Project Gutenberg

We have all heard, of course, of sport for sport's sake but Georges Carpentier established a still more glamorous ideal.

From Project Gutenberg

The delicate, sinuous melodic line, the glamorous sheeny harmonies, are gone out of it.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• alluring
• attractive
• captivating
• charismatic
• charming
• classy
• elegant
• exciting
• fascinating
• flashy
• glam
• glittering
• lovely
• prestigious
• seductive
• smart