illustriousadj.

Brit.

/ɪˈlʌstrɪəs/, U.S.

/ᵻˈləstriəs/

Forms: (Also 1600s illustrous, Scottish -uows.)

Etymology: < Latin illustris + -ous suffix.

†1. Lighted up, having lustre or brilliancy; luminous, shining, bright, lustrous. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > lustrous or shining with reflected light

browna1000

brightOE

cleara1300

slighta1300

burnedc1384

burnishedc1400

orientc1400

orientalc1450

sheeningc1480

refulgenta1500

silken1513

lustrantc1550

glossy1556

crisp1567

lustring1582

shiny1590

of shine1601

glossful1606

lustry1610

lustrousa1616

nitent1616

illustriousa1626

polished1649

lustrious1651

sheeny1673

shining1674

splendy1683

glazy1724

smolt1837

lustreful1843

lustred1858

sheened1920

a1626 W. Rowley Birth of Merlin (1662) sig. G1 From the ignifirent body, seven splendant and illustrious rays are spred.

1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) ii. vi. 100 Light, the companion of the Spirits, by which the blood receives a more Illustrious color.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. ix. 350 A Diamond..he observed to be more illustrious at some times than others.

1886 E. Dowden Life Shelley I. xi. 476 He and Peacock..made the darkness illustrious with fireworks.

†2. Clearly manifest, evident, or obvious. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > [adjective]

sutelc897

openeOE

ebera975

graithc1325

broadc1374

plainc1375

clearc1380

grossc1380

manifest1385

notoire1409

patent1508

sensible?1531

discovered1537

plain as a pikestaff (also packstaff, pad-staff)1542

palpable1545

demonstrative1552

plain as the nose on (in) one's face1560

illustrate1562

appearing1566

notorious1581

obvious1583

unshadowed1593

transparent1597

liquid1610

visible1614

pellucid1644

illustrious1654

apertive1661

conspectable1727

suggestive1806

1654 T. Fuller 2 Serm. 21 The Foundations [of Religion] may be destroyed as to all outward visible illustrious apparition.

1762 Ld. Kames Elements Crit. II. x. 20 The final cause of propriety as to moral duties, is of all the most illustrious.

1792 T. Taylor in tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. (new ed.) I. Dissert. 62 They demand our assent..from the illustrious certainty they possess.

3. Possessing lustre by reason of high birth or rank, noble or lofty action or qualities; distinguished, eminent; renowned, famous.

a. Of persons.Sometimes used as a title of courtesy in addressing or speaking of persons of high rank. Cf. illustrissimo n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective]

mereeOE

athelOE

couthOE

brightOE

namecundc1175

outnumenc1175

noble?c1225

ketec1275

sheenc1275

tirfulc1275

glorious13..

losedc1305

of great renownc1330

glorifieda1340

worthly or worthy in wonea1350

clearc1374

nameda1382

solemna1387

renomeda1393

famous?a1400

renomé?a1400

renowneda1400

notedc1400

of (great, high, etc.) name?c1430

celebrate?1440

namely1440

famosec1449

honourable?c1450

notedc1450

parent?c1450

glorificatec1460

heroical?a1475

insignite?a1475

magnific1490

well-fameda1492

exemie1497

singular1497

preclare1503

magnificential1506

laureate1508

illustre?a1513

illustred1512

magnificent1513

preclared1530

grand1542

celebrated1549

heroicc1550

lustrantc1550

magnifical1557

illustrate1562

expectablec1565

ennobled1571

laurel1579

nominated1581

famosed1582

perspicuous1582

big1587

famed1595

uplifted1596

illustrious1598

celebrousc1600

luculent1600

celebrious1604

fameful1605

famoused1606

renownful1606

bruitful1609

eminent1611

insignious1620

clarousa1636

far-fameda1640

top1647

grandee1648

signalized1652

noscible1653

splendid1660

voiced1661

gloried1671

laurelled1683

distinguished1714

distinct1756

lustrious1769

trumpeted1775

spiry1825

world-famous1832

galactic1902

tycoonish1958

mega1987

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. i. 175 Armado is a most illustrious wight, A man of fier new wordes, Fashions owne knight.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxiv. 132 Conspicuate gainst this high illustrious prince.

c1614 W. Mure tr. Virgil Dido & Æneas i. in Wks. (1898) I. 733 And O! I wish ȝour brave, illustruows prince..Were heir.

1692 tr. C. de Saint-Évremond Misc. Ess. 204 There are Illustrious Debauchees, but there never was an Illustrious Miser.

1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. vii. II. 150 She was an agreeable woman, rather than an illustrious Queen.

1809 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 21 90 The only tribute we can pay to the illustrious dead.

1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. ii. iii. 431 Several of these victims were not only illustrious for their rank, but yet more so for their talents and virtues.

b. Of things.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective] > specifically of things or actions

famousc1385

noblec1390

undoubtedc1460

illustrious?1566

blazing1576

brilliant1739

?1566 J. Alday tr. P. Boaistuau Theatrum Mundi sig. Q iij b Acknowledging in him his proper figure and illustrious marke.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 13 His Illustrious deeds, his renowne acquir'd.

1701 Acct. Life in T. Stanley Hist. Philos. (ed. 3) sig. b2 Mr. Des Cartes has given us an illustrious Instance of the Use of this Method in his Meditations and Method.

1820 C. Lamb in London Mag. Dec. 625/2 One leaf of the illustrious folio.

c. most illustrious: the special epithet of the Order of St. Patrick.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [adjective] > specific epithets for persons of rank > for royalty or other exalted personages > for Order of St. Patrick

most illustrious1858

1783 London Gaz. 4–8 Feb. 1/1 The King has been pleased to order Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the Kingdom of Ireland, for creating a Society, or Brotherhood, to be called Knights of the Illustrious Order of St. Patrick.]

1858 B. Burke Bk. Orders Knighth. 102 (heading) The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick.

1971 Whitaker's Almanack 259 The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick... Ribbon, Sky Blue. Motto, Quis separabit?.. (No conferments since 1934).

4. In the following passage in the Shakespeare folios, in the sense ‘not lustrous, dull’ (il- prefix²), whence editors have substituted illustrous, inlustrous, unlustrous.

ΚΠ

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. vi. 110 An eye Base and illustrious as the smoakie light That's fed with stinking Tallow.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	illustrious
释义	illustriousadj. Brit. /ɪˈlʌstrɪəs/, U.S. /ᵻˈləstriəs/ Forms: (Also 1600s illustrous, Scottish -uows.) Etymology: < Latin illustris + -ous suffix. †1. Lighted up, having lustre or brilliancy; luminous, shining, bright, lustrous. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > lustrous or shining with reflected light browna1000 brightOE cleara1300 slighta1300 burnedc1384 burnishedc1400 orientc1400 orientalc1450 sheeningc1480 refulgenta1500 silken1513 lustrantc1550 glossy1556 crisp1567 lustring1582 shiny1590 of shine1601 glossful1606 lustry1610 lustrousa1616 nitent1616 illustriousa1626 polished1649 lustrious1651 sheeny1673 shining1674 splendy1683 glazy1724 smolt1837 lustreful1843 lustred1858 sheened1920 a1626 W. Rowley Birth of Merlin (1662) sig. G1 From the ignifirent body, seven splendant and illustrious rays are spred. 1668 N. Culpeper & A. Cole tr. T. Bartholin Anat. (new ed.) ii. vi. 100 Light, the companion of the Spirits, by which the blood receives a more Illustrious color. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. v. ix. 350 A Diamond..he observed to be more illustrious at some times than others. 1886 E. Dowden Life Shelley I. xi. 476 He and Peacock..made the darkness illustrious with fireworks. †2. Clearly manifest, evident, or obvious. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > [adjective] sutelc897 openeOE ebera975 graithc1325 broadc1374 plainc1375 clearc1380 grossc1380 manifest1385 notoire1409 patent1508 sensible?1531 discovered1537 plain as a pikestaff (also packstaff, pad-staff)1542 palpable1545 demonstrative1552 plain as the nose on (in) one's face1560 illustrate1562 appearing1566 notorious1581 obvious1583 unshadowed1593 transparent1597 liquid1610 visible1614 pellucid1644 illustrious1654 apertive1661 conspectable1727 suggestive1806 1654 T. Fuller 2 Serm. 21 The Foundations [of Religion] may be destroyed as to all outward visible illustrious apparition. 1762 Ld. Kames Elements Crit. II. x. 20 The final cause of propriety as to moral duties, is of all the most illustrious. 1792 T. Taylor in tr. Proclus Philos. & Math. Comm. (new ed.) I. Dissert. 62 They demand our assent..from the illustrious certainty they possess. 3. Possessing lustre by reason of high birth or rank, noble or lofty action or qualities; distinguished, eminent; renowned, famous. a. Of persons.Sometimes used as a title of courtesy in addressing or speaking of persons of high rank. Cf. illustrissimo n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective] mereeOE athelOE couthOE brightOE namecundc1175 outnumenc1175 noble?c1225 ketec1275 sheenc1275 tirfulc1275 glorious13.. losedc1305 of great renownc1330 glorifieda1340 worthly or worthy in wonea1350 clearc1374 nameda1382 solemna1387 renomeda1393 famous?a1400 renomé?a1400 renowneda1400 notedc1400 of (great, high, etc.) name?c1430 celebrate?1440 namely1440 famosec1449 honourable?c1450 notedc1450 parent?c1450 glorificatec1460 heroical?a1475 insignite?a1475 magnific1490 well-fameda1492 exemie1497 singular1497 preclare1503 magnificential1506 laureate1508 illustre?a1513 illustred1512 magnificent1513 preclared1530 grand1542 celebrated1549 heroicc1550 lustrantc1550 magnifical1557 illustrate1562 expectablec1565 ennobled1571 laurel1579 nominated1581 famosed1582 perspicuous1582 big1587 famed1595 uplifted1596 illustrious1598 celebrousc1600 luculent1600 celebrious1604 fameful1605 famoused1606 renownful1606 bruitful1609 eminent1611 insignious1620 clarousa1636 far-fameda1640 top1647 grandee1648 signalized1652 noscible1653 splendid1660 voiced1661 gloried1671 laurelled1683 distinguished1714 distinct1756 lustrious1769 trumpeted1775 spiry1825 world-famous1832 galactic1902 tycoonish1958 mega1987 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost i. i. 175 Armado is a most illustrious wight, A man of fier new wordes, Fashions owne knight. View more context for this quotation 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xxiv. 132 Conspicuate gainst this high illustrious prince. c1614 W. Mure tr. Virgil Dido & Æneas i. in Wks. (1898) I. 733 And O! I wish ȝour brave, illustruows prince..Were heir. 1692 tr. C. de Saint-Évremond Misc. Ess. 204 There are Illustrious Debauchees, but there never was an Illustrious Miser. 1759 W. Robertson Hist. Scotl. vii. II. 150 She was an agreeable woman, rather than an illustrious Queen. 1809 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 21 90 The only tribute we can pay to the illustrious dead. 1855 W. H. Prescott Hist. Reign Philip II of Spain I. ii. iii. 431 Several of these victims were not only illustrious for their rank, but yet more so for their talents and virtues. b. Of things. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > famous or eminent person > [adjective] > specifically of things or actions famousc1385 noblec1390 undoubtedc1460 illustrious?1566 blazing1576 brilliant1739 ?1566 J. Alday tr. P. Boaistuau Theatrum Mundi sig. Q iij b Acknowledging in him his proper figure and illustrious marke. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 13 His Illustrious deeds, his renowne acquir'd. 1701 Acct. Life in T. Stanley Hist. Philos. (ed. 3) sig. b2 Mr. Des Cartes has given us an illustrious Instance of the Use of this Method in his Meditations and Method. 1820 C. Lamb in London Mag. Dec. 625/2 One leaf of the illustrious folio. c. most illustrious: the special epithet of the Order of St. Patrick. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > title > title or form of address for persons of rank > [adjective] > specific epithets for persons of rank > for royalty or other exalted personages > for Order of St. Patrick most illustrious1858 1783 London Gaz. 4–8 Feb. 1/1 The King has been pleased to order Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the Kingdom of Ireland, for creating a Society, or Brotherhood, to be called Knights of the Illustrious Order of St. Patrick.] 1858 B. Burke Bk. Orders Knighth. 102 (heading) The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick. 1971 Whitaker's Almanack 259 The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick... Ribbon, Sky Blue. Motto, Quis separabit?.. (No conferments since 1934). 4. In the following passage in the Shakespeare folios, in the sense ‘not lustrous, dull’ (il- prefix²), whence editors have substituted illustrous, inlustrous, unlustrous. ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. vi. 110 An eye Base and illustrious as the smoakie light That's fed with stinking Tallow. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1566
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