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glorious

adjective

having great beauty and splendor

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
G
Ends with
S
Contains
LO
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈɡlɔː.ɹi.əs

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. having great beauty and splendor

    “a glorious spring morning”

adjective

  1. having or deserving or conferring glory

    “a long and glorious career”

adjective

  1. characterized by grandeur

    “the brilliant court life at Versailles”

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Example Sentences

a glorious spring morning
a glorious sunset
splendid costumes
a kind of splendiferous native simplicity
a long and glorious career
our glorious literature
the brilliant court life at Versailles
a glorious work of art
magnificent cathedrals
the splendid coronation ceremony

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