Illustrious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

widely known and esteemed

having or conferring glory

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪlˈʌstɹiəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪlˈʌstɹiəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪlˈʌstɹiəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪlˈʌstɹiəs/.

Examples

a famous actor
a celebrated musician
a famed scientist

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

noted notable renowned famed far-famed celebrated famous

Parts of Speech

adjective	widely known and esteemed “a famous actor”
adjective	having or conferring glory “an illustrious achievement”

Word Forms

fame	noun	favorable public reputation
illustriousness	noun	the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
notable	noun	a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
notability	noun	a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

berühmt

weithin bekannt und geschätzt

🇫🇷French

illustre

largement connu et estimé

🇪🇸Spanish

ilustre

ampliamente conocido y estimado

🇮🇹Italian

illustre

ampiamente conosciuto e stimato

🇳🇱Dutch

illuster

alom bekend en gewaardeerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

ilustre

amplamente conhecido e estimado

🇷🇺Russian

прославленный

широко известный и уважаемый

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शानदार

व्यापक रूप से जाना जाता है और सम्मानित किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

খ্যাতিমান

ব্যাপকভাবে পরিচিত এবং সম্মানিত

🇮🇳Tamil

புகழ்பெற்ற

பரவலாக அறியப்பட்ட மற்றும் மதிப்பிற்குரியது

🇮🇳Telugu

విశిష్టమైన

విస్తృతంగా తెలిసిన మరియు గౌరవించబడిన

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रसिद्ध

व्यापकपणे ज्ञात आणि आदरणीय

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રખ્યાત

વ્યાપકપણે જાણીતા અને આદરણીય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಪ್ರಸಿದ್ಧ

ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿದಿರುವ ಮತ್ತು ಗೌರವಾನ್ವಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രസിദ്ധമായ

പരക്കെ അറിയപ്പെടുന്നതും ബഹുമാനിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਵਿਆਪਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਜਾਣਿਆ ਅਤੇ ਸਤਿਕਾਰਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نامور

بڑے پیمانے پر جانا جاتا ہے اور معزز

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杰出

广为人知和尊敬

🇯🇵Japanese

著名な

広く知られ、尊敬されている

🇰🇷Korean

유명한

널리 알려지고 존경받는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lừng lẫy

được biết đến rộng rãi và đánh giá cao

🇹🇭Thai

มีชื่อเสียง

เป็นที่รู้จักและนับถืออย่างกว้างขวาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terkemuka

dikenal luas dan dihormati

🇵🇭Filipino

tanyag

malawak na kilala at iginagalang

🇲🇾Malay

tersohor

dikenali ramai dan disegani

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللامع

معروفة ومحترمة على نطاق واسع

🇮🇷Persian

برجسته

به طور گسترده ای شناخته شده و محترم است

🇹🇷Turkish

ünlü

yaygın olarak tanınan ve saygı duyulan

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְהוּלָל

ידוע ומוערך ברבים

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The primary meaning of 'illustrious' is 'widely known and esteemed'.

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