glorious

glo·ri·ous  (glôr-s, glr-)

adj.

1. Having or deserving glory; famous.

2. Conferring or advancing glory: a glorious achievement.

3. Characterized by great beauty and splendor; magnificent: a glorious sunset.

4. Delightful; wonderful: had a glorious visit with old friends.

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glori·ous·ly adv.

glori·ous·ness n.

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glorious

Adjective

1. brilliantly beautiful: in glorious colour

2. delightful or enjoyable: the glorious summer weather

3. having or full of glory: glorious successes

gloriously adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	glorious - having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and glorious career"; "our glorious literature" known - apprehended with certainty; "a known quantity"; "the limits of the known world"; "a musician known throughout the world"; "a known criminal" inglorious - not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton here may rest"
	2.	glorious - characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" magnificent, splendid, brilliant impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
	3.	glorious - having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind of splendiferous native simplicity" resplendent, splendid, splendiferous beautiful - delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"

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glorious

adjective 1. splendid, beautiful, bright, brilliant, shining, superb, divine, gorgeous, dazzling, radiant, resplendent, splendiferous (facetious) << OPPOSITE dull

adjective 2. delightful, fine, wonderful, excellent, heavenly (informal) marvellous, splendid, gorgeous, pleasurable, splendiferous (facetious)

adjective 3. illustrious, famous, celebrated, distinguished, noted, grand, excellent, honoured, magnificent, noble, renowned, elevated, eminent, triumphant, majestic, famed, sublime << OPPOSITE ordinary

Translations

glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] adj → glorioso; [weather, sunshine] → espléndido

glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] adj → glorieux/euse (= beautiful); splendide

glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] adj → herrlich;

(victory) → ruhmreich;

(future) → glanzvoll

glorious [ˈglɔːrɪəs] adj → glorioso/a, magnifico/a