glamorous

or glam·our·ous

[ glam-er-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. full of glamour; charmingly or fascinatingly attractive, especially in a mysterious or magical way.

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

Origin of glamorous

1
First recorded in 1935–40; glamor + -ous

Other words for glamorous

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

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How to use glamorous in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for glamorous

glamorous

glamourous

/ (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 of glamorous

  • glamorously or glamourously, adverb
  • glamorousness or glamourousness, noun

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