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glamorous

Pronunciation: /ˈglamərəs/
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Definition of glamorous

adjective

  • having glamour:one of the world’s most glamorous women

Derivatives

glamorously

adverb

Note that although glamor is an American spelling of glamour, glamorous is not an American form. This word is spelled the same way in both British and American English, and glamourous is regarded as an error.

Spelling rule

If a word ends in -our (in this case glamour), change -our to -or before adding -ous, -ize, and some other endings: glamorous; glamorize.

glamorous in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of glamorous in the US English dictionary
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