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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

voluptuous; buxom; curvaceous

Describes a woman with a full, attractive figure, especially large breasts. Often used in casual or slightly dated contexts; modern usage may prefer グラマラス.

彼かの女じょはグラマーな体たい型けいで、よくモデルにスカウトされる。
She has a voluptuous figure and is often scouted as a model.

noun

voluptuous woman; glamour girl

Refers to a woman with a glamorous, full-figured appearance. Slightly dated; in modern Japanese, グラマー is more often used as an adjective.

昔むかしの映えい画がには、よくグラマーが登とう場じょうした。
In old movies, glamour girls often appeared.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉はグラマーだsomeone (a woman) is voluptuous/curvaceous
彼かの女じょはグラマーだと評ひょう判ばんだった。
She had a reputation for being voluptuous.
グラマーな体たい型けいa voluptuous body/figure
彼かの女じょはグラマーな体たい型けいで人にん気きがある。
She's popular for her voluptuous figure.
グラマーな女じょ性せいa voluptuous woman
昔むかしの映えい画がにはグラマーな女じょ性せいがよく登とう場じょうした。
Voluptuous women often appeared in old movies.

Related words

グラマラス sense 1
グラマラス is the modern, more commonly used adjective for a glamorous or curvaceous figure, while グラマー sounds somewhat dated and specifically emphasizes a full bust.
ナイスバディ
グラマー describes a voluptuous, curvy figure, while ナイスバディ is a more general compliment for an attractive body of any type.

Opposites

スレンダー sense 1
スレンダー describes a slim, slender figure, the opposite of the full, curvaceous look implied by グラマー.

Word family

Etymology

Loanword from English 'glamour', originally meaning enchantment or allure. In Japanese, it narrowed to refer specifically to a woman's voluptuous figure.