gloriousglo‧ri‧ous /ˈɡlɔːriəs/ ●●○ adjective 
a truly glorious future a glorious victory► see thesaurus at good2very beautiful or impressive: glorious views of the coast a glorious red sky3glorious weather is sunny and hot: glorious sunshineRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say great rather than glorious:· He’s got a great future ahead of him.· The house has great views.· The weather’s been great.4extremely enjoyable SYN wonderful: We had a glorious afternoon of sailing.—gloriously adverb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- glorious fall colors
- It was a glorious day!
- We spent six glorious days in Acapulco.
- A glorious fragrance filled the room.
- Bellerophon was master of the glorious creature.
- I let the glorious dinner evolve, picturing it in complete detail, until I could smell every taste.
- Last night had been a glorious voyage of discovery to a new land, revealing wonders never dreamt of.
- Resorts that are glorious in mid-summer can be bleak and damp in winter as well as pretty dull when the tourist season is over.
- The glorious expedition had degenerated into a humiliating disaster.
- The village faces west to a distant horizon formed by Skye and the Torridon mountains, a glorious prospect.
THESAURUSextremely good
extremely good: · Your English is excellent.· She’s a superb teacher.
especially spoken extremely good: · It’s a great film.· Her cooking is wonderful.· That’s a terrific idea!
British English especially spoken extremely good: · The play was absolutely brilliant.
extremely good, in a surprising and exciting way: · New York is an amazing place.· The skating has been incredible in this competition.
used about weather that is very pleasant and sunny: · It’s a beautiful day.· The weather was just glorious.
much better than other places, people etc: · an outstanding performance· The service is always first-class.
unusually good: · Occasionally, we get a student with exceptional talent.· a woman of exceptional beauty
especially American English informal very good: · The movie was awesome.
spoken to be extremely good: · Their chocolate cake is just out of this world!
if the weather is sunny, the sun is shining: · When we arrived in Hong Kong, it was warm and sunny.· a lovely sunny afternoon
especially British English not raining, and with no clouds or only a few clouds in the sky: · a period of fine weather· Next week will be fine but a little cooler.
(also lovely especially British English) spoken pleasantly warm and sunny: · It’s a lovely day – why don’t we go for a walk?· If it’s nice, we’ll go to the beach.
if the weather is bright, the sun is shining and there is plenty of light: · a bright sunny morning· It was bright earlier on in the day.
used when the weather is very good and there is a lot of sunshine: · a glorious autumn day· The weather has been beautiful all week.
with no clouds or mist: · It was a clear June morning.· a clear blue sky
especially literary with no clouds: · The sun shone from a cloudless sky.· It was a beautiful cloudless morning.
with no rain: · a period of dry weather· Tomorrow will be mostly dry.
Longman Language Activatorgood weather · Did you have good weather in France?· The weather report says the weather should be good over the weekend.· The weather was a bit better in the second week.
especially British, spoken pleasantly warm and with plenty of sun: · Morning, Bill. Nice weather, isn't it?· It's a nice day - why don't we go for a walk?
also lovely especially British especially spoken warm and with a lot of sun: · a beautiful sunny morning· a glorious summer· What a lovely morning!
British if the weather is fine , it is not raining and the sky is clear: · Next week will be fine but a little cooler.· a fine summer evening
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY glorious views of the coastCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
glorious views of the coast (=with very nice weather)· It was a beautiful day yesterday, wasn’t it?
(=enjoyable bright sunshine)· They woke to blue skies and glorious sunshine.
· It was glorious weather, so we decided to go for a picnic.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· He inched toward it as it grew more and more glorious.
· The cottage is set on the highest ridge of the Chiltern Hills and is surrounded by the most glorious countryside.· Donen and Vincente Minnelli were the directors with whom he collaborated on his most glorious musicals, often sharing the directing credit.· In 1917, as if in defiance of the death and destruction all around him, Modigliani painted his most glorious series of nudes.· To Virgil as to all Roman poets, war was the noblest and most glorious of human activities.· For one minute, the most glorious minute in the world, Gravellier thought he had got through to him.· Relive the most glorious defeat in the history of any franchise in any sport.· It was most glorious in the fall when the golden leaves crackled under our feet.
NOUN· Slowly Rory walked back to the house, the glorious day ruined.· This was, after all, supposed to be a glorious day and a kickoff event that belonged to the home team.· It was a glorious day, so I did not mind.· I suggested that it was a waste of a glorious day to eat indoors.· One day, thought Preston, one glorious day when some one asks me how I am, I shall tell them.
· Thought Burbank, meditating on Time's ruins, and the seven laws assumes a glorious past.· And its glorious past, long clung to, is over.
· The house was built in the 1930s and faces south with glorious views of Dartmoor, shared by all the principal bedrooms.· The glorious views to and from the building remain, and their grounds, though overgrown, can quickly be restored.· From the bedrooms there are glorious views of the Wetterstein mountains and the Zugspitze.· There is a handsome stable block, a huge walled garden and 63 acres with glorious views.
· He had had six glorious years with Arfur.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1having or deserving great fame, praise, and honour: - That night Jay dreamed in glorious technicolour with full Dolby stereo.
a truly glorious future a glorious victory► see thesaurus at good2very beautiful or impressive: glorious views of the coast a glorious red sky3glorious weather is sunny and hot: glorious sunshineRegisterIn everyday English, people usually say great rather than glorious:· He’s got a great future ahead of him.· The house has great views.· The weather’s been great.4extremely enjoyable SYN wonderful: We had a glorious afternoon of sailing.—gloriously adverb