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Meaning of "unglamorous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNGLAMOROUS

unglamorous  [ʌnˈɡlæmərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNGLAMOROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unglamorous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNGLAMOROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unglamorous

Unglamorous is the first major label debut album from country/folk singer Lori McKenna. After three songs written by McKenna appeared on Faith Hill's 2005 album, Fireflies, Warner Bros. Records re-released McKenna's 2004 album Bittertown. Unglamorous, however, is the first album of McKenna's recorded specifically for a major label. The album was released August 14, 2007 on StyleSonic Records through Warner Bros. Records. Hill's husband, Tim McGraw co-produces the album and each of them contributes vocals to one of the tracks. Other notable guest appearances are made by Kelly Willis, Darrell Scott, Bryan Sutton and Buddy Miller.

Definition of unglamorous in the English dictionary

The definition of unglamorous in the dictionary is lacking in glamour, allure, or fascination.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNGLAMOROUS


amorous
ˈæmərəs
clamorous
ˈklæmərəs
decamerous
dɪˈkæmərəs
dimerous
ˈdɪmərəs
glamorous
ˈɡlæmərəs
glamourous
ˈɡlæmərəs
heptamerous
hɛpˈtæmərəs
hexamerous
hɛkˈsæmərəs
humerus
ˈhjuːmərəs
humorous
ˈhjuːmərəs
innumerous
ɪnˈjuːmərəs
monomerous
mɒˈnɒmərəs
nonglamorous
ˌnɒnˈɡlæmərəs
numerous
ˈnjuːmərəs
octamerous
ɒkˈtæmərəs
pentamerous
pɛnˈtæmərəs
tetramerous
tɛˈtræmərəs
timorous
ˈtɪmərəs
tumorous
ˈtjuːmərəs
ultraglamorous
ˌʌltrəˈɡlæmərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNGLAMOROUS

ungifted
ungild
ungimmicky
ungird
ungirt
ungirth
ungiving
unglad
unglamorised
unglamorized
unglazed
unglossed
unglove
unglue
unglued
ungod
ungodlier
ungodliest
ungodlike
ungodlily

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNGLAMOROUS

carnivorous
dangerous
decorous
dolorous
herbivorous
hypochlorous
indecorous
insectivorous
malodorous
microporous
nonporous
phosphorous
porous
rancorous
rigorous
sonorous
splendorous
stertorous
traitorous
vaporous
vigorous

Synonyms and antonyms of unglamorous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unglamorous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNGLAMOROUS

Find out the translation of unglamorous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unglamorous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unglamorous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乏味的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

unglamorous
570 millions of speakers

English

unglamorous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unglamorous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير فتانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неблагодарная задача
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unglamorous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

unglamorous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unglamorous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Unglamorous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unspektakulären
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

魅力のない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

업계를 주름 잡아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unglamorous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unglamorous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unglamorous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unglamorous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unglamorous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unglamorous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невдячне завдання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

straniu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unglamorous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unglamorous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oglamoröst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

unglamorous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unglamorous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNGLAMOROUS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unglamorous

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5 QUOTES WITH «UNGLAMOROUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unglamorous.
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Rachel Kushner
L.A. is a great place to write because you have a lot of space. I have a big office at home, I can leave the doors open. Flowers bloom all year. But it's unglamorous in all the right ways.
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Jardine Libaire
Progress can be unglamorous.
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Zosia Mamet
People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it's hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant.
4
Desiree Rogers
I was in the White House for a year and a half. Up to that point, all my jobs had been very unglamorous.
5
Jodie Whittaker
When you're a kid, you read about this glamorous acting world, but actually it's really unglamorous.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNGLAMOROUS»

Discover the use of unglamorous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unglamorous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Glamorously Unglamorous Life
When I was 22 I hopped a plane for New York City, off to pursue my destiny, sure that I'd never look back. This is my story of looking back. Of a journey that took on a whole new meaning and purpose. A year in New York City.
Julia Albain Albain, 2012
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WebSphere MQ Security: Tales of Scowling Wolves among ...
From the early nineties, when IBM MQ Series first hit the market, during many years no one in the MQ universe really bothered too much about security.
Johannes Böhm-Mäder, Thomas Wüst, 2012
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Billboard
Unglamorous. Life. With. Faith. And. Tim's. Help,. A. 38-Year-Old. Mother. Of. Five . Makes. Her. Big-League. Debut. 'This. is. who. I. am. I. don't. really. have. time. to . take. a. piano. class. or. anything.' AUGUST 4, 2007 | www.billboard.biz | 35 ...
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Lame Adventures: Unglamorous Tales from Manhattan
Lame Adventures: Unglamorous Tales from Manhattan is the user's manual for living life at its fullest, on a wallet at its emptiest, in the metropolis that is the glitziest. For more Lame Adventures, visit the website: lameadventures.com
Virginia Antonelli, 2013
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The Unglamorous Side of Shopping in Late Medieval Prato and ...
The thesis exploits the vast amount of data available from and through these books of account to approach the theme of clothing consumption in its various aspects - cultural and social as well as economic.
Alessia Meneghin, Frances Andrews, University of St. Andrews. Department of Mediaeval History, 2011
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TEENERSHIP
I always say that glamorous achievements come from unglamorous preparation. Rooney scored a glamorous goal, but it started with him doing unglamorous preparation. It involved hours on the field perfecting his shooting and strenuous ...
Randall Mitchell, 2013
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A Technique for Meditation
But the road to that glamor was definitely “unglamorous” - usually very mundane. Every day, sun shining or cloudy, he or she engaged in relatively unglamorous practice. Relentless practice - headache, toothache, love disappointments ...
Joseph Polansky, 2011
8
InfoWorld
It's. the. culmination. of. years. of. design. around. a. brilliant. concept. hampered. by. unglamorous. execution. Our color printers, multifunction systems, and digital presses are as. TOM. YAGER. I CONSTANTLY TELL MYSELF I M NOT NUTS.
9
I'll Never Marry a Farmer
...unglamorous. but. faithful... Potatoes. When To Plant Restaurants use Russet Burbank potatoes for French ... and easy to grow, so if you have a bad patch of land where nothing else will grow, fall back on the unglamorous but faithful potato.
Lois Hole, 2000
10
New Scientist
Unglamorous research still manages to get done but it has a far smaller pool of talent seeking far fewer jobs. There may be a commendable variety of courses available for first degree study but this doesn't help to overcome the inevitable bias ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNGLAMOROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unglamorous is used in the context of the following news items.
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13 completely unglamorous first jobs of tech world superstars
Here are 13 of the goofiest, crappiest, and most unglamorous early jobs of big shot tech executives, from McDonald's team member to vacuum salesman. «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
The Unglamorous Truth About My First Year of Business
There's no question that running your own business is fulfilling. You've seen the glamorous Instagram photos of sandy feet and laptops by the ocean, and the ... «Entrepreneur, Jul 15»
3
Sundance film shows 'unglamorous' side of being transgender - AOL …
The lives portrayed in "Tangerine" are raw, flawed, and sometimes dark. It shows the "unglamorous" side to being transgender, to show how far we've come and ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
4
'You're going to kill me over $400?': Inside the low-stakes …
'You're going to kill me over $400?': Inside the low-stakes, unglamorous lives of suburban drug dealers. The Conversation · 08 Jul 2015 at 22:08 ET. 'Breaking ... «Raw Story, Jul 15»
5
Men React To The Unglamorous Reality Of Pregnancy
Learning what actually happens inside a mother's body during pregnancy can be eye-opening to say the least. This may be especially true for the male-bodied ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
6
Christian engagement in politics: awkward, uncomfortable …
But surely now is when the hard graft of impacting politics really begins, not just when it's trending on Twitter, but in the often unglamorous, unnewsworthy ways. «ChristianToday, Jun 15»
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The financial reality of being a male model is not pretty
... models are living the dream. But in the documentary UnGlamorous, Fusion's Pedro Andrade uncovers the ugly truth: Being a male model comes with a cost. «Fusion, Jun 15»
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My job in patient transport is tough and unglamorous but I wouldn't …
Ambulance staff Eric Ackroyd and John Webster, many of whose patients are elderly and have little human contact outside their care package. Photograph: PR. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Chinese Luxury Car Buyers Shop The Very Unglamorous Gray Market
Here at Consumerist, we're fascinated with the global gray market: the system of parallel imports that gives us Omega watches from Paraguay at Costco and a ... «The Consumerist, Apr 15»
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Sylvester Stallone's 'unglamorous life'
“You'd be surprised how unglamorous, or normal, my life is,” he told UK newspaper The Mirror. “My cars get flat tyres, my dogs go to the bathroom on the carpet ... «Belfast Telegraph, Apr 15»

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