Glamorous

//ˈɡlæ.mə.ɹəs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having glamour; stylish.

    "I’m not surprised that Rudd seizes on my accent – his parents were British Jews from Edgware and Surbiton, and while Rudd was born in New Jersey in 1969 and raised in the US, he was often in Britain as a kid to visit relatives in London’s less glamorous suburbs and Basingstoke."

  2. 2
    Being associated with one or more glamours. archaic
Adjective
  1. 1
    having an air of allure, romance and excitement wordnet

Synonyms

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alluringappealingappetizingattractionattractivebeaming

Example

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"Show business is really glamorous."

Etymology

From glamor + -ous.

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