adj
Meaning 1
Not glamorous; humdrum or prosaic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unglamorous
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 N G L AE1 M ER0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an unglamorous job greasing engines
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: commonplace, humdrum, prosaic, unglamourous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- English glamor Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English glamorous English unglamorous From un- + glamorous.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: uglamorøs — not glamorous
- Norwegian Bokmål: uglamorøs — not glamorous
- Norwegian Nynorsk: uglamorøs — not glamorous
- Swedish: oglamorös — not glamorous