English adjective: glorious | |||
1. | glorious having or deserving or conferring glory | ||
Samples | A long and glorious career. Our glorious literature. | ||
Similar | bright, celebrated, divine, elysian, empyreal, empyrean, historied, illustrious, incandescent, inspired, lustrous, storied, sublime | ||
See also | known | ||
Antonyms | inglorious | ||
2. | glorious characterized by grandeur | ||
Samples | The brilliant court life at Versailles. A glorious work of art. Magnificent cathedrals. The splendid coronation ceremony. | ||
Synonyms | brilliant, magnificent, splendid | ||
Similar | impressive | ||
Antonyms | unimpressive | ||
3. | glorious having great beauty and splendor | ||
Samples | A glorious spring morning. A glorious sunset. Splendid costumes. A kind of splendiferous native simplicity. | ||
Synonyms | resplendent, splendid, splendiferous | ||
Similar | beautiful | ||
Antonyms | ugly | ||