glamorous
adjective
glam·or·ous
ˈgla-mə-rəs 
ˈglam-
variants
or less commonly glamourous
: full of glamour : excitingly attractive
a glamorous actress
a glamorous life
glamorously
adverb
glamorousness
noun
Examples of glamorous in a Sentence
She looked glamorous in her formal black gown.
She wore a glamorous black gown.
A private investigator's job isn't as glamorous as people think.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 24 July 2025
Over the years, De Mornay stepped away from glamorous roles and was selective about which projects to take on.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
For Sheldon, who had been born into a farming family in central Wisconsin before the Civil War, and for other women like her, the position of ship stewardess was a rare and, from the outside, glamorous chance to see the world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
—April White, JSTOR Daily, 21 July 2025
Versace, who founded his eponymous label in 1978, made his name shaping the fashion landscape in the 1980s and early ‘90s with glamorous and often provocative designs.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for glamorous
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“Glamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glamorous. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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glamorous
adjective
glam·or·ous
variants
also glamourous
: excitingly attractive : full of glamour
glamorously
adverb
glamorousness
noun
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