English Explanatory Dictionary

glorious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
  2. Excellent, wonderful; delightful.
  3. Bright or shining;
  4. Eager for glory or distinction
  5. Excessively proud or boastful.
  6. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/ /ˈɡlɔɹ.i.əs/ en-us-glorious.ogg /ˈɡlɒ.ɹi.əs/

Word forms

glorious more glorious gloriouser most glorious gloriousest

Etymology

From Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius and Old French glorïos, from Latin glōriōsus. Displaced native Middle English wulderful, from Old English wuldorfull (“glorious”), among other terms. Equivalent to glory + -ous.

Synonyms

admirable praiseworthy honoured illustrious allowable commendable creditable estimable glorious honorable laudable respectable reverable reverend valuable venerable worthy admired applauded blessed distinguished eminent esteemed feared gloriful priceless reputable respected revered sacred treasured valued venerated well-regarded fabulous sensational splendid amazing astounding awe-inspiring awesome awful awesomesauce based beatific bewildering blissful celestial cool delightful divine dope enchanting excellent extraordinary far out fire heavenlike heavenly hellagood

Antonyms

gloriless inglorious unglorious fameless nameless nonfamous obscure renownless unfamous unhonored unglorified ungloriful unnoticed unnoted unreputed unrenowned unsung

Related words

glorify glory

Derived words

gloriously gloriousness Glorious Twelfth inglorious overglorious self-glorious superglorious unglorious

Translations

Catalan: gloriós Chinese Mandarin: 輝煌 /辉煌 Chinese Mandarin: 發光 /发光 Chinese Mandarin: 閃亮 /闪亮 Chinese Mandarin: 晴好 Dutch: schitterend Dutch: prachtig Finnish: loistava French: glorieux French: splendide Georgian: ჩინებული German: prachtvoll Greek: λαμπρός Macedonian: бле́скав Māori: korōria Russian: блиста́тельный Russian: великоле́пный Lower Sorbian: kšasny Spanish: glorioso
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