glamorous

adjective

glam·or·ous ˈgla-mə-rəs

ˈglam-

variants or less commonly glamourous

Synonyms of glamorous next

: full of glamour : excitingly attractive

a glamorous actress

a glamorous life

glamorously adverb

glamorousness noun

Example Sentences

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.

Recent Examples on the Web She’s tired of pretending that her life in L.A. is glamorous, but things aren’t so great at home either. —

Mariette Williams, Essence, 27 Dec. 2022 Encounters with fellow housewife Margaret (Kiki Layne) soon bring cracks to the façade, as Alice begins to worry that her husband's glamorous company is hiding dark secrets. —

Jessica Wang, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2022 When one of the wives in the community goes missing, Pugh’s character begins to worry that her husband’s glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets. —

Zack Sharf, Variety, 16 Aug. 2022 The motels and hotels where Bent Knee stays aren’t glamorous either. —

Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 July 2022 Wilde directs the thriller which, according to The Hollywood Reporter, centers on a 1950s housewife living with her husband in a utopian experimental community who begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets. —

Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 Apr. 2022 Auto racing was popular in Europe and considered all the more glamorous for being dangerous. —

Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2023 Poker straight, strands with liquid shine offer a more glamorous alternative to the heavily layered hair trend. —

Elle Turner, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2023 Nassau certainly felt more glamorous than in years past, complete with a Gucci store. —

Mike Jordan, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022 See More

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