glorious (ˈɡlɔːrɪəs
)
Definitions
adjective
- having or full of glory; illustrious
- conferring glory or renown ⇒
a glorious victory
- brilliantly beautiful
- delightful or enjoyable
- informal drunk
Alternative Forms
ˈgloriously adverb ˈgloriousness nounSynonyms
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splendid,
beautiful,
bright,
brilliant,
shining,
superb,
divine,
gorgeous,
dazzling,
radiant,
resplendent,
effulgent,
splendiferous,
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delightful,
fine,
wonderful,
excellent,
heavenly,
marvellous,
splendid,
gorgeous,
pleasurable,
splendiferous,
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illustrious,
famous,
celebrated,
distinguished,
noted,
grand,
excellent,
honoured,
magnificent,
noble,
renowned,
elevated,
eminent,
triumphant,
majestic,
famed,
sublime,
Translations
- British English:
glorious
If you describe something as glorious, you are emphasizing that it is very beautiful or wonderful....a glorious rainbow.ˈɡlɔːrɪəs ADJECTIVE ...a glorious rainbow.
- Spanish:
glorioso
adj gloriosa
- French:
glorieux
adj
- German:
herrlich
adj
- Chinese: 显赫的 adj
- Arabic: جَلِيل adj
- Portuguese: glorioso adj gloriosa
- Russian: прославленный adj прославленная
- Croatian: veličanstven adj veličanstvena
- Czech: úžasný adj
- Danish: prægtig adj
- Dutch: glorieus adj
- Finnish: loistava adj
- Greek: ένδοξος adj ένδοξη
- Italian: magnifico adj magnifica
- Japanese: すばらしい adj
- Korean: 영광스러운 adj
- Norwegian: praktfull adj
- Polish: sławny adj sławna
- Brazilian Portuguese: glorioso adj gloriosa
- European Spanish:
glorioso
adj gloriosa
- Swedish: strålande adj
- Thai: เกียรติยศ adj
- Turkish: görkemli adj
- Vietnamese: huy hoàng adj
Usage examples
He had taken Marcia's hand and walked with her through Arzfeld woods: a glorious day.
, In Love and War (1989)to top An outstanding Queen Anne style country house, with glorious outlook from mature formal gardens.
Country Life (2004)Alas, Cork couldn't score again, though Diarmuid O'Sullivan missed a glorious goal-scoring opportunity.
Irish Times (2002)A glorious 35-yard strike by Berwick defender Alan Neill broke the deadlock in 59 minutes.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The Times called Solti's conducting `increasingly glorious with each opera in this cycle '.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)