unglamorous

adjective

un·​glam·​or·​ous
ˌən-ˈglam-rəs, 
-ˈgla-mə- How to pronounce unglamorous (audio)
Synonyms of unglamorousnext
: 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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The unglamorous middle of the funnel where fortunes leak while everyone's attention is on the top. — Angelica Kopec, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The pitch-shifting and sampling sound crude and unglamorous, pretty clearly the result of the producer loading up fragments and mashing buttons at will, as though literally taking his frustration out on himself. — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026 Innovaccer’s bet is on a decade of unglamorous plumbing, the data infrastructure connecting hospitals’ locked up electronic health records and insurance claims systems. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 23 July 2026 All four of the filmmaking power couple’s children worked on 2026 epic The Odyssey, albeit in unglamorous positions. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unglamorous

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1934, in the meaning defined above

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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 Aug. 2026.

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