glorious
English
/ˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs/, /ˈɡlɔɹ.i.əs/
adj
Definitions
- Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.
- Excellent, wonderful
- Bright or shining;
- (obsolete) Eager for glory or distinction
- (archaic) Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English glorious derived from glorius derived from Old French glorïos derived from Latin glōriōsus (glorious) suffix from English glory.
Origin
English
glory
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beglory English
- disglory English
- foreglory English
- gloriest English
- glorieth English
- gloriful English
- gloriless English
- gloriness English
- gloriously English
- gloriousness English
- glorisome English
- glory English
- glory days English
- glory-worthy English
- gloryful English
- gloryless English
- inglorious English
- ingloriously English
- ingloriousness English
- self-glorious English
- unglorious English
- gloriose Latin
- glōriōsus Latin
- glorious Middle English
- gloriously Middle English
- glory Middle English
- glorïos Old French
- glorios Old Occitan
- glorius xno