glamorous
/ˈɡlæmərəs/adjective
उच्चारण ग्लैमरस
आकर्षक, चमक-दमक भरा
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especially attractive and exciting, and different from ordinary things or people
आकर्षक, चमक-दमक भरा
- a glamorous film star
- a glamorous lifestyle
- Everyone admired the glamorous actress at the premiere.
+ 2 more examples
- She led a glamorous life travelling to fashion shows.
- The job sounds glamorous, but it involves long hours.
Synonyms attractive alluring dazzling elegant fashionable
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
glamorous + noun
Glamorous comes before a noun to describe people, places or jobs that seem exciting and attractive.
'Glamorous' noun से पहले आकर ऐसे लोगों, स्थानों या कामों का वर्णन करता है जो रोमांचक और आकर्षक लगते हैं।
- She leads a glamorous life in Mumbai.
- He has a glamorous job in films.
be glamorous (predicative)
After be, look or seem, it describes how someone appears.
Be, look या seem के बाद यह बताता है कि कोई कैसा दिखता है।
- The actress looked glamorous at the awards.
- The job sounds glamorous but is hard work.
not very glamorous
Not glamorous is often used to say a job is dull or tough.
'Not glamorous' प्रायः यह बताता है कि कोई काम नीरस या कठिन है।
- Cleaning the lab is not very glamorous.
glamorous vs glamour
Glamour is the noun, with no u in the adjective; the adjective is glamorous, not glamourous.
Glamour noun है, और विशेषण में 'u' नहीं आता; विशेषण 'glamorous' है, 'glamourous' नहीं।
- The glamour of cinema attracts many young people.
+Collocations 4
glamorous + noun
careerlifestylestarmodeleventsetting
- The film is set in a glamorous hill resort.
adverb + glamorous
extremelyverylesshardlyquite
- Working in a call centre is hardly glamorous.
verb + glamorous
lookfeelseemsoundbe
- She feels glamorous in her red saree.
glamorous + people
actressmodelcouplebride
- The glamorous couple walked down the red carpet.
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- The film star arrived in a glamorous silk saree.
फ़िल्म अभिनेत्री आकर्षक रेशमी साड़ी में आई।
- Teaching may not sound glamorous, but it changes lives.
पढ़ाना आकर्षक नहीं लगता, पर वह जीवन बदल देता है।
- The wedding was a glamorous affair with a thousand guests.
विवाह एक भव्य आयोजन था जिसमें हज़ार अतिथि थे।
- Radhika dreamed of a glamorous career in fashion.
राधिका फ़ैशन में चमक-दमक भरे करियर का सपना देखती थी।
- Few people see how little glamorous a journalist's life can be.
बहुत कम लोग देखते हैं कि पत्रकार का जीवन कितना कम चमकदार हो सकता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She is a glamourous actress.
✓ She is a glamorous actress.
The adjective drops the u: glamorous, though the noun is glamour.
विशेषण में 'u' हट जाता है: glamorous, जबकि noun 'glamour' है।
✗ She is more glamorouser than her sister.
✓ She is more glamorous than her sister.
Adjectives ending in -ous form the comparative with more, not -er.
-ous से समाप्त होने वाले विशेषण comparative में 'more' लेते हैं, '-er' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These describe appeal, but glamorous suggests excitement and style.
ये आकर्षण का वर्णन करते हैं, पर 'glamorous' में उत्साह और शैली का भाव है।
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glam·or·ous
Without u (glamour drops the u before -ous: glamorous, not 'glamourous'; like humour/humorous, vigour/vigorous).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: glam-or-ous, बिना u (-ous से पहले glamour का u हट जाता है: glamorous, 'glamourous' नहीं; humour/humorous, vigour/vigorous की तरह)।
?Which word?
Keep the -our/-orous pattern: humour/humorous, vigour/vigorous, rigour/rigorous, odour/odorous, valour/valorous.
-our/-orous pattern याद रखिए: humour/humorous, vigour/vigorous, rigour/rigorous, odour/odorous, valour/valorous।
Keep the attractive words together: glamorous, alluring, dazzling, chic, stylish.
आकर्षण के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: glamorous, alluring, dazzling, chic, stylish।