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

Other Word Forms

• gloriously adverb
• gloriousness noun
• quasi-glorious adjective
• quasi-gloriously adverb
• superglorious adjective
• supergloriously adverb
• supergloriousness noun
• unglorious adjective
• ungloriously 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

We're not short of options, with many a fine Scottish artist missing out on the chance over the years as glorious failure after glorious failure ensued.

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The free time was beyond glorious, but the days started to blend into one another.

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One fan said pre-match it felt like Scotland had cashed in almost 30 years' worth of glorious failure.

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After a nudge from Mrs. Clarke, Alexander now offered his kaleidoscope, but Lady Constance waved it away without even looking at the glorious display within.

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“Oh, how glorious to be a postal worker!” she thought as she spread her treasures across the ottoman, so as to have the satisfaction of seeing them all at once.

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Related Words

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