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
Synonyms of glamorous
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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Moira MacDonald, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Comfortable doing work that doesn’t always show up in the glamorous parts of the game.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
The role of a student manager is hardly glamorous.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Today, Moscow is glamorous but sealed off and duller than the 1990s desperado days.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Glamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glamorous. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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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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