unglamorous

adjective

un·​glam·​or·​ous
ˌən-ˈglam-rəs,
-ˈgla-mə- How to pronounce unglamorous (audio)
: not excitingly attractive : not glamorous
unglamorous work
… only 80 pay to enter this unglamorous, graffiti-scarred brick building with views of the Thames.Asher Price

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To be fair to les frères Dardennes, there is a reliable level of unshowy competence as well as an integrity to their insistence on embedding with unglamorous, recognizable people. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025 But a part of humanizing us has to be rooted in the mundane and unglamorous, too. Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 14 May 2025 But these unglamorous, proletarian quarters will contrast with the day of pomp and high ceremony that follows. Alexander Smith, NBC news, 6 May 2025 Houston’s season has been marked by an unglamorous but unshakable hustle, and this group is ahead of schedule in terms of both winning games and developing identity. Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unglamorous

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unglamorous was circa 1934

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“Unglamorous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unglamorous. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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