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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Full of or characterized by glamour.

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  • adjective Having glamour; stylish.
  • adjective archaic Being associated with one or more glamours.

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  • adjective having an air of allure, romance and excitement

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Examples

  • Also, his point about how the media only focuses on certain "glamorous" stories, not how they later get disproven, or even about the slower progress in the field, is true and frustrating.

    Archive 2008-06-06 Nicole 2008

  • After dinner at one of these joints, I imagined retreating to my space-age bachelorette pad at the Kon-Tiki apartments, lit nightly in glamorous red and blue to accent the banana-plant-and-wooden-canoe decor.

    Denise Hamilton discusses Sugar Skull 2010

  • The Dior scandal came a week after Vogue's profile of Syria's first lady, who is described as glamorous, young, and very chic -- "a rose in the desert."

    Fashion don'ts: John Galliano fired for anti-semitic rant, Vogue gets slammed for puffy profile of Syria's first lady 2011

  • Songstress Taylor Swift never met a sparkle she didn't like -- her red carpet looks are 100 percent glitter and glitz, from sequined dresses in glamorous chiffon to chandelier earrings to peep-toe shoes in silver and gold.

    Taylor Swift's Glittering Style (PHOTOS, POLL) Nathalie Michelle Gorman 2010

  • The Dior scandal came a week after Vogue's profile of Syria's first lady, who is described as glamorous, young and very chic - "a rose in the desert."

    In fashion, global statements 2011

  • Rarely do we think of those working in glamorous professions in which the highest earners can make tens of thousands of dollars a day.

    Keli Goff: If Marijuana Growers Need Unions, So Do Fashion Models Keli Goff 2010

  • Songstress Taylor Swift never met a sparkle she didn't like -- her red carpet looks are 100 percent glitter and glitz, from sequined dresses in glamorous chiffon to chandelier earrings to peep-toe shoes in silver and gold.

    Taylor Swift's Glittering Style (PHOTOS, POLL) Nathalie Michelle Gorman 2010

  • Songstress Taylor Swift never met a sparkle she didn't like -- her red carpet looks are 100 percent glitter and glitz, from sequined dresses in glamorous chiffon ...

    Taylor Swift's Glittering Style (PHOTOS, POLL) Nathalie Michelle Gorman 2010

  • Songstress Taylor Swift never met a sparkle she didn't like -- her red carpet looks are 100 percent glitter and glitz, from sequined dresses in glamorous chiffon to chandelier earrings to peep-toe shoes in silver and gold.

    Taylor Swift's Glittering Style (PHOTOS, POLL) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Performing a whimsical mix of popular German chansons and original compositions alongside Cuban rumbas, cheery foxtrots, elegant tangos and covers of modern pop songs, Palast has earned rave reviews and standing ovations in glamorous concert halls across the globe.

    UCLA Live Unveils Their 2007-2008 Jazz Series 2007

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