glorious

[ glawr-ee-uhs, glohr- ]

adjective

1. delightful; wonderful; completely enjoyable:

   to have a glorious time at the circus.

   Antonyms: disgusting, unpleasant

2. conferring glory:

   a glorious victory.

3. full of glory; entitled to great renown:

   England is glorious in her poetry.

   Synonyms: distinguished, eminent, celebrated, noted, illustrious, renowned, famed, famous

   Antonyms: unknown

4. brilliantly beautiful or magnificent; splendid:

   a glorious summer day.

5. Archaic. blissfully drunk.

glorious

/ ˈɡlɔːrɪəs /

adjective

1. having or full of glory; illustrious
2. conferring glory or renown

   a glorious victory

3. brilliantly beautiful
4. delightful or enjoyable
5. informal.
   drunk

Derived Forms

• ˈgloriously, adverb
• ˈgloriousness, noun

Other Words From

• glori·ous·ly adverb
• glori·ous·ness noun
• quasi-glori·ous adjective
• quasi-glori·ous·ly adverb
• super·glori·ous adjective
• super·glori·ous·ly adverb
• super·glori·ous·ness noun
• un·glori·ous adjective
• un·glori·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of glorious¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French glorieus, from Latin glōriōsus; equivalent to glory + -ous

Example Sentences

To whet your appetite, you can relive that glorious moment (and watch other programs from the 2014 summit) here.

From The Daily Beast

What a glorious yuletide moment of national fellowship H.R. 83 was!

From The Daily Beast

And, thankfully, so too have its less glorious days of selling sex to teenagers who had already declared the brand uncool.

From The Daily Beast

But then Ferguson happened and all of that glorious approach went out the window.

From The Daily Beast

Or for the first time, if you missed the glorious train-wreck that was the Sex Pistols.

From The Daily Beast

He had discovered that the all-glorious boast of Spain was not exempt from the infirmities of common men.

From Project Gutenberg

The works of God are exceedingly glorious and wonderful: no man is able sufficiently to praise him.

From Project Gutenberg

The glorious sun was strong in his might, and, like his Maker, warmed the northern world into exuberant life.

From Project Gutenberg

And he girded him about with a glorious girdle, and clothed him with a robe of glory, and crowned him with majestic attire.

From Project Gutenberg

Who broughtest down kings to destruction, and brokest easily their power in pieces, and the glorious from their bed.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• beautiful
• bright
• brilliant
• dazzling
• delightful
• enjoyable
• famous
• gorgeous
• grand
• gratifying
• great
• heroic
• illustrious
• magnificent
• marvelous
• memorable
• noble
• remarkable
• shining
• splendid