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glorious definition
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Grep of noun glorious glorious revolution Overview of adj glorious The adj glorious has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) glorious -- (having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature") 2. (1) glorious, illustrious, redoubtable, respected -- (having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family") 3. (1) glorious -- (bringing great happiness and thankfulness; "glorious freedom"; "glorious times") 4. brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid -- (characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony") 5. glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous -- (having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity") Antonyms of adj glorious 5 senses of glorious Sense 1 glorious (vs. inglorious) inglorious (vs. glorious), dishonorable => obscure, unknown, unsung Sense 2 glorious, illustrious, redoubtable, respected INDIRECT (VIA proud) -> humble Sense 3 glorious INDIRECT (VIA blessed) -> cursed, curst Sense 4 brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid INDIRECT (VIA impressive) -> unimpressive Sense 5 glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous INDIRECT (VIA beautiful) -> ugly Similarity of adj glorious 5 senses of glorious Sense 1 glorious (vs. inglorious) => bright => celebrated, historied, storied => divine, elysian, inspired => empyreal, empyrean, sublime => illustrious => incandescent => lustrous Also See-> known#1 Sense 2 glorious, illustrious, redoubtable, respected => proud (vs. humble) Sense 3 glorious => blessed (vs. cursed), blest Sense 4 brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid => impressive (vs. unimpressive) Sense 5 glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous => beautiful (vs. ugly) Attributes of adj glorious Familiarity of adj glorious glorious used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj glorious glorious inglorious vainglorious Overview of adj glorious The adj glorious has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) glorious -- (having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature") 2. (1) glorious, illustrious, redoubtable, respected -- (having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family") 3. (1) glorious -- (bringing great happiness and thankfulness; "glorious freedom"; "glorious times") 4. brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid -- (characterized by or attended with brilliance or grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony") 5. glorious, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous -- (having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity")
glorious definition