glorious

/'glɔ:riəs/

Thân thiện

A glorious sunset paints the sky in brilliant colors.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Deserving or bringing great fame, praise, or honor; magnificent: "glorious" describes something that is worthy of great admiration and renown, often associated with brilliant success or achievement.
   • Beautiful in a splendid or impressive way; resplendent: "glorious" can describe something of stunning beauty, characterized by vivid colors, impressive scale, or awe-inspiring qualities.
   • Delightful; extremely enjoyable: (Informal) "glorious" is used to describe an experience that is wonderfully pleasant and enjoyable.
   • Complete; utter: (Often ironic) "glorious" can be used to emphasize the extreme or total nature of something, typically a negative situation, in a humorous or sarcastic way.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The team celebrated their glorious victory. (The team celebrated their magnificent and praiseworthy victory.)
  • We woke up to a glorious sunrise over the mountains. (We woke up to a beautifully splendid sunrise over the mountains.)
  • We spent a glorious day relaxing at the beach. (We spent an utterly delightful day relaxing at the beach.)
  • After my instructions, he managed to create a glorious mess. (After my instructions, he managed to create a complete and utter mess.)

Advanced Usage

• "Glorious" in historical/formal context: Often used to describe eras, deeds, or art of magnificent and heroic quality.
  • The poet wrote about the glorious deeds of ancient heroes.
• "Glorious" with ironic or sarcastic tone: Used to describe a situation that is conspicuously bad or chaotic.
  • Well, this is a glorious failure. We'll have to start over from scratch.

Variants and Related Words

• Glory (n): High renown or honor won by notable achievements; magnificent beauty.
  • The soldiers fought for glory and country.
• Gloriously (adv): In a glorious manner.
  • The mission succeeded gloriously.
• Inglorious (adj): Causing shame or a loss of honor; not glorious.
  • The scandal led to his inglorious resignation.

Synonyms

• Magnificent: Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.
• Splendid: Magnificent; very impressive.
• Resplendent: Attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous.
• Illustrious: Well known, respected, and admired for past achievements.

Idioms and Fixed Phrases

• Glorious uncertainty (of sport/game): A phrase highlighting the unpredictable and exciting nature of competitive sports where any outcome is possible.
  • That last-minute goal is part of the glorious uncertainty of football.
• To die a glorious death: To die in a way that brings honor and fame, typically in battle.
  • The general was said to have died a glorious death defending the city.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having great beauty and splendor
   • a glorious spring morning
   • a glorious sunset
   • splendid costumes
   • a kind of splendiferous native simplicity
2. characterized by grandeur
   • the brilliant court life at Versailles
   • a glorious work of art
   • magnificent cathedrals
   • the splendid coronation ceremony
3. having or deserving or conferring glory
   • a long and glorious career
   • our glorious literature

Từ đồng nghĩa

• resplendent
• splendid
• splendiferous
• brilliant
• magnificent