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adjectivehighly distinguished; renowned; famous: an illustrious leader. glorious, as deeds or works: many illustrious achievements. Obsolete. luminous; bright. Origin of illustrious1560–70; <Latin illustri(s) bright, clear, famous (equivalent to illustr(āre) to brighten (see il-1, luster1) + -is adj. suffix) + -ous SYNONYMS FOR illustrious1 celebrated, eminent, famed. SEE SYNONYMS FOR illustrious ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM illustriousil·lus·tri·ous·ly, adverbil·lus·tri·ous·ness, nounun·il·lus·tri·ous, adjectiveun·il·lus·tri·ous·ly, adverb un·il·lus·tri·ous·ness, noun Words nearby illustriousillustrated, illustration, illustrational, illustrative, illustrator, illustrious, illuvial, illuviate, illuviation, illuvium, ill will Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for illustriousAnd I realized that a man had to be pretty sure of himself, because she was quite an illustrious person. Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Terman and his assistant relied on biographical accounts of illustrious individuals to compute the scores. What is a Genius?|Nick Romeo|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST Sunday's event would have been much better served had its illustrious panel reckoned honestly with this question. Liberalism And Zionism (Sort Of) Debated|Jacob Silverman|April 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST Downton Abbey, she said, stands out in her long and illustrious career because of “its universal appeal.” ‘A Certain Age’—Shirley MacLaine Rattles Downton Abbey|Sandra McElwaine|December 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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British Dictionary definitions for illustrious
adjectiveof great renown; famous and distinguished glorious or greatillustrious deeds obsolete shining Derived forms of illustriousillustriously, adverbillustriousness, nounWord Origin for illustriousC16: from Latin illustris bright, distinguished, famous, from illustrāre to make light; see illustrate Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to illustriousnoble, renowned, splendid, remarkable, outstanding, exalted, famed, eminent, well-known, distinguished, glorious, lofty, esteemed, big league, brilliant, celebrated, great, heavy, monster, name |