Glorious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or deserving or conferring glory

characterized by grandeur

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌɾaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈɔːɹiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈɔːɹiəs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌɾaɪd/.

Examples

a long and glorious career
our glorious literature
the brilliant court life at Versailles

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

magnificent resplendent splendiferous splendid brilliant

Antonyms

inglorious

Parts of Speech

adjective	having or deserving or conferring glory “a long and glorious career”
adjective	characterized by grandeur “the brilliant court life at Versailles”
adjective	having great beauty and splendor “a glorious spring morning”

Word Forms

glory	noun	a state of high honor
brilliancy	noun	a quality that outshines the usual
brilliance	noun	the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
magnificence	noun	splendid or imposing in size or appearance
resplendency	noun	brilliant radiant beauty
resplendence	noun	brilliant radiant beauty
resplend	verb	be resplendent or radiant; to shine brightly

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

glorieux

🇪🇸Spanish

glorioso

🇮🇹Italian

glorioso

🇵🇹Portuguese

glorioso

ter ou merecer ou conferir glória

🇷🇺Russian

славный

имеющий или заслуживающий или дарующий славу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

यशस्वी

गौरव प्राप्त करना या उसके योग्य होना या प्रदान करना

🇧🇩Bengali

মহিমান্বিত

🇮🇳Tamil

புகழ்பெற்ற

மகிமையைக் கொண்டிருப்பது அல்லது தகுதியானது அல்லது வழங்குவது

🇮🇳Telugu

మహిమాన్వితమైన

కీర్తిని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా అర్హమైనది లేదా ప్రదానం చేయడం

🇮🇳Marathi

गौरवशाली

असणे किंवा पात्र असणे किंवा गौरव देणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવ્ય

હોવું અથવા લાયક અથવા ગૌરવ આપવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೈಭವಯುತ

ವೈಭವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಅರ್ಹತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರದಾನ ಮಾಡುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മഹത്വമുള്ള

മഹത്വം ഉള്ളതോ അർഹിക്കുന്നതോ നൽകുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਹੱਕਦਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਡਿਆਈ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاندار

ہونا یا قابل ہونا یا اعزاز دینا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

辉煌

🇯🇵Japanese

素晴らしい

栄光を持っている、栄光に値する、または栄光を与える

🇰🇷Korean

거룩한

영광을 갖거나 받을 자격이 있거나 수여하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

huy hoàng

có hoặc xứng đáng hoặc trao vinh quang

🇹🇭Thai

รุ่งโรจน์

มีหรือสมควรหรือได้รับเกียรติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mulia

memiliki atau pantas atau menganugerahkan kemuliaan

🇵🇭Filipino

maluwalhati

pagkakaroon o karapat-dapat o pagkakaloob ng kaluwalhatian

🇲🇾Malay

mulia

mempunyai atau layak atau menganugerahkan kemuliaan

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

با شکوه

داشتن یا مستحق یا اعطای جلال

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְפוֹאָר

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