glorious
Adjective
- Having great glory, splendor, or magnificence; worthy of praise.
- having or deserving or conferring glory
- "a long and glorious career"
- "our glorious literature"
Adjective Satellite
- characterized by grandeur
- "a glorious work of art"
- having great beauty and splendor
- "a glorious spring morning"
- "a glorious sunset"
Adj
- Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
- Excellent, wonderful; delightful.
- Bright or shining;
- Eager for glory or distinction
- Excessively proud or boastful.
- Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.
Examples
- glorious deeds
- His glorious bingo, ’MAJESTIC,’ spanned a triple word score and secured his win.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius and Old French glorïos, from Latin glōriōsus. Displaced native Middle English wulderful, from Old English wuldorfull (“glorious”), among other terms. Equivalent to glory + -ous.
Synonyms
brilliant, magnificent, resplendent, splendid, splendiferous, boastful, bright, haughty, ostentatious, shining, vainglorious
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 9
glorious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordglorious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
glorious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary