Glorious

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having or deserving glory; famous.
  • adj. Conferring or advancing glory: a glorious achievement.
  • adj. Characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent: a glorious sunset.
  • adj. Delightful; wonderful: had a glorious visit with old friends.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious deeds.
  • adj. Splendid; resplendent; bright; shining, as the sun, gold, or other shiny objects.
  • adj. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious.
  • adj. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent; splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration.
  • adj. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful; ostentatious; vainglorious.
  • adj. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Full of glory; characterized by attributes, qualities, or achievements that are worthy of or receive glory; of exalted excellence or splendor; illustrious; resplendent.
  • Full of boasting; boastful; vainglorious; haughty; ostentatious.
  • Eager for, or striving after, glory or distinction.
  • Recklessly jolly; hilarious; elated: generally applied to a tipsy person.
  • Synonyms Preëminent, distinguished, famous, magnificent, grand, splendid, radiant, brilliant.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. characterized by grandeur
  • adj. having great beauty and splendor
  • adj. having or deserving or conferring glory
  • Equivalent
    impressive    beautiful    empyreal    divine    illustrious    celebrated    bright    storied    sublime    historied   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    magnificent    illustrious    celebrated    grand    splendid    renowned    excellent    noble    eniment    praiseworthy   
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    Words with the same terminal sound
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    splendid    noble    mighty    pleasant    heavenly    golden