glorious
253
3.6
- adjective
- /ˈɡlɔːriəs/
:
glorioso
- The view from the mountain was absolutely glorious, with the sun setting over the valley.
- a glorious past
- a glorious victory
- a glorious history
So may it be with us this glorious day and every day.
- So may it be with us this glorious day and every day.
- Oh my God, I just took the most glorious shower ever.
- But it's just a really glorious fresh, fresh, fresh, bright pink.
- However, it's not all glorious over on Team Blue.
- Today we thank the glorious, glorious people over at SeatGeek.
- Is there anything else to say here on this, on this glorious Friday afternoon?
- And we're getting some pics on this glorious pool and rooftop.
- They are the mighty, the glorious, the unstoppable.
- Your extraordinary leadership has made this glorious day possible.
- And they sent over this glorious, glorious Navy sweat suit.
Examples
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The Tang's longest and most glorious reign was at an end.
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A green city of trees, and in the spring glorious with flowers.
Fiction book (1990) -
So may it be with us this glorious day and every day.
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Oh my God, I just took the most glorious shower ever.
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It's going to be the most glorious new TV show in history.
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But it is a glorious, glorious product.
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Your extraordinary leadership has made this glorious day possible.
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There are no grounds upon which to question the glorious success of our arms.
Fiction book (1992) -
I hope you have had a glorious sunny weekend.
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Hand in hand in a glorious festival, the nation prospers from our love.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Pleasant to see, hear, or think about
∞
1.0
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
∞
1.0
Causing great surprise and admiration
∞
1.0
Very pleasant to look at or to be with
692
2.0
Very beautiful to look at
299
3.9
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
251
1.8
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
210
3.7
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
110
3.5
Very impressive and beautiful
77
3.5
A very beautiful and surprising sight that amazes you
68
5.0
Extremely good or beautiful, as if from the gods
50
4.3
Having great beauty and causing people to feel respect
43
6.7
Extremely beautiful or great in a way that makes people feel wonder
30
3.2
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
29
3.4
Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort
19
6.7
Very large or impressive in a way that amazes people
11
7.9
Bright and beautiful in a way that looks impressive
5
4.2
So surprising that it seems hard to believe
5
9.9
Very beautiful and impressive, like at a big party
5
9.9
Pleasant to look at, often in a gentle or graceful way
5
4.5
Deserving approval or admiration
1
7.7
Large and impressive in a way that makes people feel wonder
1
7.5
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
Antonyms
Compounds
The removal of King James II in 1688 that makes Parliament stronger and limits the king
How Glorious
253
3.6
11
7.9
299
3.9
110
3.5
∞
1.0
63
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glorious comes from the everyday word glory, which itself comes from Latin gloria meaning 'fame' or 'praise'. So something glorious is full of 'glory'—bright, beautiful, and worthy of great praise.