Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Full of glamour or alluring charm.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective having an air of allure, romance and excitement.

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  • adjective nonstandard Having glamour; stylish.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having an air of allure, romance and excitement

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Examples

  • I do know that there is nothing glamorous about Buffalo, or Newark, or Lowell Mass., or the mines and steel mills of Western Pa., nor is there anything glamourous about the immigrant jobs or immigrant neighborhoods in glamourous places like NYC, Boston, Chicago, SF, and the like.

    Matthew Yglesias » McConnell Warns of American Dystopia — More Equality, Less Poverty, Longer Life Expectancy 2009

  • I am totally against the disproportionate use of resources for the "glamourous" aspects of policing.

    The stupidest idea in British policing? 2009

  • That "glamourous" quality which makes the elsewhen so appealing is, to give it its proper name, Romanticism, and this is a major factor in the excusing of the incredible.

    The Aesthetics of Fat Hal Duncan 2007

  • That "glamourous" quality which makes the elsewhen so appealing is, to give it its proper name, Romanticism, and this is a major factor in the excusing of the incredible.

    Archive 2007-03-01 Hal Duncan 2007

  • Cigarettes are set to be sold in plain packaging without logos in a bid to further strip smoking of its 'glamourous' image.

    Barking Moonbat Early Warning System 2010

  • Adams complained that the celebrity life is not as "glamourous" as it looks, nor as

    Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • Mr Putin, the former KGB spy who is known for his judo expertise and love of fishing, sat on a sofa veiled by a lace curtain with a "glamourous" woman, the band claimed.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2009

  • Mr Putin, the former KGB spy who is known for his judo expertise and love of fishing, sat on a sofa veiled by a lace curtain with a "glamourous" woman, the band claimed.

    ITN Headlines 2009

  • Suffice to say that yes, things can be pricey here, particularly if you want to live any kind of glamourous lifestyle.

    All these wonderful things 2008

  • Suffice to say that yes, things can be pricey here, particularly if you want to live any kind of glamourous lifestyle.

    All these wonderful things 2008

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