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
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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It was compartmentalized from so many things, but it was not ever intertwined with work or the social glamorous side of entertainment or anything like that.
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Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
Every Monday, Sussman runs a burger special, usually conceived by someone—a line cook, a dishwasher—who works one of the restaurant’s less glamorous jobs.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Expecting the Parisian brand to head to Saint-Tropez, Ibiza or other glamorous party locales would be forgetting the brand’s roots.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 15 June 2024
And in May, Levine returned to one of his more glamorous jobs in recent years: overseeing the musical elements of the fashion world’s landmark event, the Met Gala.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 14 June 2024
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Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 June 2024
Every Monday, Sussman runs a burger special, usually conceived by someone—a line cook, a dishwasher—who works one of the restaurant’s less glamorous jobs.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Expecting the Parisian brand to head to Saint-Tropez, Ibiza or other glamorous party locales would be forgetting the brand’s roots.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 15 June 2024
And in May, Levine returned to one of his more glamorous jobs in recent years: overseeing the musical elements of the fashion world’s landmark event, the Met Gala.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 14 June 2024
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“Glamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glamorous. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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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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