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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- 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
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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.
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I am totally against the disproportionate use of resources for the "glamourous" aspects of policing.
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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
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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
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Cigarettes are set to be sold in plain packaging without logos in a bid to further strip smoking of its 'glamourous' image.
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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
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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.
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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
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Suffice to say that yes, things can be pricey here, particularly if you want to live any kind of glamourous lifestyle.
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Suffice to say that yes, things can be pricey here, particularly if you want to live any kind of glamourous lifestyle.
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