unglamorous

adjective

un·​glam·​or·​ous
ˌən-ˈglam-rəs,
-ˈgla-mə- How to pronounce unglamorous (audio)
: not excitingly attractive : not glamorous
unglamorous work
… only 80 pay to enter this unglamorous, graffiti-scarred brick building with views of the Thames.Asher Price

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That celebration for the rapper was equally unglamorous, with breakfast options of fruit, cereal, breakfast cake and skim milk. Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025 Use this time for the unglamorous groundwork that pays off later. Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025 With stunning celerity, possibility becomes probability and then certainty, as readers reject the quiet, circuitous, and unglamorous narratives of prudential compromise, ambiguous diplomacy, or incremental progress. Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025 Welcome to the unglamorous side of content creation. Ayana Hyman, Refinery29, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unglamorous

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unglamorous was circa 1934

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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unglamorous. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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