glamorous

adjective

glam·​or·​ous ˈgla-mə-rəs How to pronounce glamorous (audio)
ˈglam-
variants or less commonly glamourous
Synonyms of glamorous
: full of glamour : excitingly attractive
a glamorous actress
a glamorous life
glamorously adverb
glamorousness noun

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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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Sculptural gold hardware illuminates the season’s rich black palette, continuing a signature of fall 2026 and bringing a more glamorous, evening sensibility to the story, according to the brand. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 The prosecution successfully argued the brothers used their reputations as glamorous businessmen to lure, trap, and rape their victims. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2026 Among those who celebrate, millennials (36 percent) and Gen Z (34 percent) are nearly six times as likely as boomers to embrace playful, eclectic, and maximalist or moody, dramatic, and glamorous holiday styles. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 Oct. 2026 In the Trumpian mind, Europe is to the world as Manhattan is to America—an irksomely glamorous den of effeteness and decay. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glamorous

Word History

Etymology

glamour + -ous

First Known Use

1838, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of glamorous was in 1838

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“Glamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glamorous. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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glamorous

adjective
glam·​or·​ous
variants also glamourous
ˈglam-(ə-)rəs How to pronounce glamorous (audio)
: excitingly attractive : full of glamour
glamorously adverb
glamorousness noun
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