glorious

Adjective

US[glaw-ree-uhs]/ˈɡlɔriəs/3 syllables

Synonyms: brilliant magnificent splendid resplendent splendiferous

Open English WordNet

Adjective (3)

having or deserving or conferring glory“a long and glorious career”“our glorious literature”Opposite ingloriousSimilar empyreal, celebrated, bright, illustrious, divine, incandescent, lustrousSee also known
characterized by grandeur“the brilliant court life at Versailles”“a glorious work of art”“magnificent cathedrals”“the splendid coronation ceremony”Synonyms: brilliant magnificent splendidOpposite unimpressiveSimilar impressive
having great beauty and splendor“a glorious spring morning”“a glorious sunset”“splendid costumes”“a kind of splendiferous native simplicity”Synonyms: resplendent splendid splendiferousOpposite uglySimilar beautiful

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Translations

Adjective glorious, worthy of glory

Spanish: glorioso
French: glorieux
German: ruhmvoll
Italian: glorioso
Portuguese: glorioso
Turkish: şanlı
Russian: сла́вный slávnyj
Chinese: 光荣 guāngróng
Dutch: glorieus
Polish: sławny

12 more languages

Swedish: ärorik
Greek: ένδοξος éndoxos
Indonesian: gemilang
Vietnamese: vinh quang
Hungarian: dicső
Portuguese (PT): glorioso
Chinese (Trad.): 光榮 guāngróng
Catalan: gloriós
Czech: slavný
Esperanto: glora
Finnish: kunniakas
Romanian: glorios

Adjective splendid, magnificent

Spanish: espléndido
French: splendide
Chinese: 辉煌 huīhuáng
Swedish: härlig
Indonesian: gemilang
Chinese (Trad.): 輝煌 huīhuáng
Catalan: gloriós
Finnish: loistava

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Glo′ri·ous adjective

Origin: OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux, fr. L. gloriosus. See Glory, noun

1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds.

These are thy glorious works, Parent of good !— John Milton

2. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious. obsolete

Most miserable Is the desire that's glorious.— William Shakespeare

3. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. colloquial

kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O'er all the ills of life victorious.— Robert Burns

During his office treason was no crime, The sons of Belial had a glorious time.— John Dryden

Synonyms: Eniment; noble; excellent; renowned; illustrious; celebrated; magnificent; grand; splendid.

— Glo′wb-a1′>′ri·ous·ly, adverb — Glo′wb-a1′>′ri·ous·ness, noun Nicholas Udall

Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously.— Ex. xv. 21.

I speak it not gloriously, nor out of affectation.— Ben Jonson

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54