Illustrious

Definitions: Illustrious

Illustrious

Adjective

1. Widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter".

2. Having or conferring glory; "an illustrious achievement".

3. Having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family".

Date "illustrious" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Etymology: Illustrious \Il*lus"tri*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression illustris, probably for illuxtris; from il- in the root of lucidus bright: compare to the French expression illustre. See Lucid.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Satire	ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and detraction. Source: Devil's Dictionary.
Literature	Illustrious (The). Albert V., Duke and second Emperor of Austria (1398-1439). Nicomedes II. Epiphanes (149-191). Ptolemy V. Epiphanes (210, 205-181 B.C.). Jam-sheid (Jam the Illustrious, nephew of Tah Omurs, fifth king of the Paisdadian dynasty of Persia (B.C. 840-800). Kien-l�ng, fourth of the Manchoo dynasty of China (1736-1796). Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Synonyms: Illustrious

Synonyms: celebrated (adj), famed (adj), famous (adj), far-famed (adj), glorious (adj), notable (adj), noted (adj), redoubtable (adj), renowned (adj), respected (adj). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Repute	Illustrious, glorious, splendid, brilliant, radiant; bright; full-blown; honorific.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Illustrious

English words defined with "illustrious": Aeneid ♦ celebrated ♦ esteemed ♦ famed, famous, far-famed ♦ Gloried ♦ historied, honored ♦ illustriously ♦ Magnifical ♦ Noble metals, notable, noted ♦ prestigious ♦ renowned, Royal touch ♦ Splendent, storied. (references)

Specialty definitions using "illustrious": Beeri ♦ Electricity ♦ Ibzan, INFERIAE, INSCRIPTION ♦ Misnomers ♦ Port Royal Society, Proboscis ♦ SCIMETAR, Sforza, SPOOKER, story ♦ tortoise. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I've never seen anything like this in my entire illustrious career! (The World's Greatest Athlete; writing credit: Dee Caruso; Gerald Gardner) Look, first we had the sea, then America, the west, the moon, Mr. Leary, drugs- the inner journey, Ms. McClaine and our illustrious former first lady- the outer journey. (Flatliners; writing credit: Peter Filardi.)
Movie/TV Titles	The Illustrious Prince (1919) Illustrious Energy (1987)
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Domain	Title
Books	An Essay for the Recording of Illustrious Providences (reference) Great Beginnings Baby Name Book: Illustrious Names from the Arts, History, Literature, Sports, Mythology, and Cultures Around the World (reference) Justinian the Great, the emperor and saint : illustrious Byzantine emperor, legislator, and codifier of law (reference) Of Illustrious Men: A Novel (reference) The Illustrious Prince (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes: The Illustrious Client (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Joel Forrester & Illustrious Others: Pre Microscopic Music Circa 1980 (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
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Author	Quotation
Addison	Title and ancestry render a good man more illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.
Lucan	A name illustrious and revered by nations.
Ralph Waldo Emerson	The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.
Virgil	I have lived, and I have run the course which fortune allotted me; and now my shade shall descend illustrious to the grave.
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Author	Date	Quotation
Magna Carta	1215	Know that, having regard to God and for the salvation of our soul, and those of all our ancestors and heirs, and unto the honor of God and the advancement of his holy Church and for the rectifying of our realm, we have granted as underwritten by advice of our venerable fathers, Stephen, archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and cardinal of the holy Roman Church, Henry, archbishop of Dublin, William of London, Peter of Winchester, Jocelyn of Bath and Glastonbury, Hugh of Lincoln, Walter of Worcester, William of Coventry, Benedict of Rochester, bishops; of Master Pandulf, subdeacon and member of the household of our lord the Pope, of brother Aymeric (master of the Knights of the Temple in England), and of the illustrious men William Marshal, earl of Pembroke, William, earl of Salisbury, William, earl of Warenne, William, earl of Arundel, Alan of Galloway (constable of Scotland), Waren Fitz Gerold, Peter Fitz Herbert, Hubert De Burgh (seneschal of Poitou), Hugh de Neville, Matthew Fitz Herbert, Thomas Basset, Alan Basset, Philip d'Aubigny, Robert of Roppesley, John Marshal, John Fitz Hugh, and others, our liegemen. (reference)
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Title	Author	Quote
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	Really, for a man who had been out of practice for so many years, it was a splendid laugh, a most illustrious laugh.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Neither illustrious England nor august Germany is in question in the problem of Waterloo.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	He came of an old and illustrious Spanish family and you remember that he was one of the first followers of saint Ignatius.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	ELECTRICITY, n. The power that causes all natural phenomena not known to be caused by something else. It is the same thing as lightning, and its famous attempt to strike Dr. Franklin is one of the most picturesque incidents in that great and good man's career. The memory of Dr. Franklin is justly held in great reverence, particularly in France, where a waxen effigy of him was recently on exhibition, bearing the following touching account of his life and services to science: "Monsieur Franqulin, inventor of electricity. This illustrious savant, after having made several voyages around the world, died on the Sandwich Islands and was devoured by savages, of whom not a single fragment was ever recovered." Electricity seems destined to play a most important part in the arts and industries. The question of its economical application to some purposes is still unsettled, but experiment has already proved that it will propel a street car better than a gas jet and give more light than a horse.
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Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Madison	1809-1817	The best praise for this officer and his intrepid comrades is in the likeness of his triumph to the illustrious victory which immortalized another officer and established at a critical moment our command of another lake.
Martin van Buren	1837-1841	In imitating their example I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men, whose superiors it is our happiness to believe are not found on the executive calendar of any country.
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"Illustrious" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 96.86% of the time. "Illustrious" is used about 223 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	96.86%	216	20,583
Noun (proper)	3.14%	7	133,076
Total	100.00%	223	N/A

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Language		Translations for "illustrious"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		i shquar (conspicuous, dignified, distinguished, eminent, inspected, ladylike, laureate, notable, noted, noteworthy, outstanding, pre eminent, prize, remarkable), i famshëm (celebrated, famed, famous, glorious, great, noted, outstanding, renowned). (various references)

Arabic		‏لآمع, ‏شهير (celebrated, distinguished, famed, great, lustrous, note, noted, prominent, public, renowned, shining). (various references)

Bulgarian		виден (conspicuous, distinguished, grand, high ranking, notable, noted, outstanding, pre eminent, prominent, top drawer), знатен (gentle, noble, pedigreed), знаменит (celebrated, cunning, famous, glorious, gone, great, inconceivable, lustrous, prominent, proud, reputed, rousing, terrific). (various references)

Chinese		杰出, 昭 (manifest), 傑出 . (various references)

Czech		zvuèný (fruity, resonant, ringing, sonorous, sounding, vibrant), slavný (celebrated, famed, famous, glorious, great, noted, renowned, well known), proslulý (celebrated, distinguished, eminent, fabled, famous, noted, notorious, renowned, well known), proslavený (storied). (various references)

Farsi		ممتاز (Ditinct, Elite, Excellent, Good, Immense, Knockout, Preferential, Prize, Superior), مجلل (Gala, Glorious, Gorgeous, Grand, Imperial, Luxuriant, Luxurious, Plush, Royalty, Stately, Sumptuous), نامی (Famous), درخشان (Ablaze, Bright, Lucid, Luminous, Phosphorescent, Shiner, Shiny, Starry, Stellar), برجسته (Boss, Dominant, Egregious, Eminent, Laureate, Masterwork, Outstanding, Palmary, Palmy, Predominant, Prime, Profile, Prominent, Saleint, Swell, Tyupical). (various references)

Finnish		maineikas (celebrated, famous, renowned), kuuluisa (celebrated, famed, famous, noted, notorious, renowned, well-known), kunniakas (glorious). (various references)

French		illustre (illustrates). (various references)

German		glorreich (famous, glorious, gloriously, palmy), glanzvoll (brilliant, glamorous, glamourous, glittering, sparkling), gefeiert (celebrated, solemnized), erlaucht (excellency, majesty), erhaben (august, be in relief, convex, convexly, elevated, embossed, eminent, exalted, high, lofty, majestic, noble, raised, solemn, sublime, sublimely, superior, tall). (various references)

Greek		ένδοξοσ (glorious, renowned), περικλεήσ, επιφανήσ (prominent). (various references)

Hebrew		מפורסם (celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famed, famous, noted, publicized, well known), מ�"ולל (blessed, eulogized, praised). (various references)

Hungarian		nagyhírû, kiváló (accomplished, brilliant, choice, conspicuous, crack, crackerjack, distinguished, excellent, finished, first rate, great, high-class, masterly, noted, paramount, pre eminent, premium, prime, prominent, rattling, signal, to send sy one's kind regards), fényes (bright, glorious, glossy, lustrous, pompous, refulgent, satiny, sheeny, shining, shiny, sleek, sumptuous), elõkelõ (eminent, gentle, noble, refined, well born, west end). (various references)

Indonesian		termasyhur (famed, famous), termashur (famed, famous), terkenal (fame, famous, outstanding, renowned). (various references)

Italian		illustre (distinguished, famous, noted). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		歴歴 (dignitaries, illustrious families, notables), 歴々 (dignitaries, illustrious families, notables). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		れきれき (dignitaries, illustrious families, notables). (various references)

Manx		ooasle (aristocratic, classy, dignified, esteemed, gentlemanly, honourable, lofty, lordly, magnificent, patrician, respected), erroortagh (valiant), erreartagh (powerful), ard-ghooagh (famous, reputable). (various references)

Norwegian		strålende (glorious), fremtredende. (various references)

Pig Latin		illustriousay.(various references)

Portuguese		ilustre (honorable, honourable, illustrate, notable, outstanding, shining), nobre (aristocrat, chivalrous, gallant, gentle, gentry, great, high, kingpin, knit, lord-like, noble, nobleman, peer, royal, soulful, sublime, whole-souled), esclarecedor (enlightening, illumination, illuminative), célebre (celebrated, emir, fameless, famous, far fetched, noted, renowned, well known), bendito (benedictory, blessed, blest, celebrated, famous). (various references)

Romanian		ilustru (celebrated), strãlucit (bright, brilliant, brilliantly, gorgeous, luminous), mare (acred, adult, ample, big, boundless, brine, broad, bulky, deep, dense, enormous, famous, fat, flux, foam, gorgeous, grand, grandiose, great, gross, hard, heavy, high, howling, huge, hulking, immense, important, keen, king size, large, large scale, long, loose, major, man-sized, massy, mighty, open, pond, ponderous, pretty, renowned, rich, roomy, sea, sensible, severe, spacious, stupendous, tall, thick, thundering, vast, violent, voluminous, wide), celebru (celebrated, famed, famous, renowned). (various references)

Russian		прославленный (celebrated, famed, featured, renowned). (various references)

Scottish		òirdheirc (excellent, glorious, honourable, noble). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		slavan (famous, glorious, noted, renowned), čuven (famed, famous, noted, renowned, reputed). (various references)

Spanish		ilustre (famous). (various references)

Swedish		lysande (bright, brilliant, glorious, glowing, lambent, lucid, luminous, pageant, shining, vibrant). (various references)

Turkish		tanınmış (conversant, distinguished, famed, famous, notable, noted, of note, prestigious, reputable, reputed, well known), meşhur (celebrated, famed, famous, noted, of mark, proverbial, renowned, reputed, well known), ünlü (celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famed, famous, glorious, great, noted, of mark, prestigious, prominent, renowned, reputable, reputed, sonant, vowel, well known). (various references)

Ukranian		яскравий (bright, brilliant, catchy, cheesy, colorful, colourful, flamboyant, flaming, florid, garish, gorgeous, high-colored, high-coloured, lightsome, noisy, obvious, oriental, pictorial, picturesque, powerful, quicksilver, sober, starry, vivid), славетний (famed, famous, well known), визначний (brilliant, definable, notable, noteworthy, observable, protuberant). (various references)

Vietnamese		vinh quang (glorious), rạng rỡ (beamy, radiantly, winsome), nổi tiếng lừng lẫy, có tiếng (notable, renowned). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	clara, clare, clarissimus, clarius, clarus, egregius, fulgens, illustris, inclita, inclitam, inclitas, inclite, incliti, inclitis, inclitos, inclitum, inclitus, inlustrem, inlustris, praeclara, praeclaram, praeclaras, praeclarior, praeclaris, praeclaritas, praeclarus, pulcher, pulcherrima, pulcherrimi, pulcherrimis, pulcherrimo, pulcherrimus, pulchra, pulchrae, pulchram, pulchras, pulchri, pulchrior, pulchriores, pulchros, pulchrum. (various references)
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "illustrious": illustriously, illustriousness, illustriousnesses. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Illustrious" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: iilustrious, illstrious, illusrious, Illustribus, ilustrious. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "illustrious" (pronounced ulu"strēus)
7	-u" s t r ē u s	industrious.
5	-t r ē u s	vitreous.
4	-r ē u s	curious, deleterious, delirious, denarius, furious, glorious, gregarious, hilarious, imperious, inglorious, injurious, laborious, lugubrious, meritorious, mysterious, nefarious, notorious, pancreas, penurious, precarious, Sartorius, serious, spurious, various, vicarious, victorious.
3	-ē u s	acrimonious, alias, amphibious, aqueous, bilious, coleus, commodious, contemporaneous, copious, courteous, devious, dubious, envious, erroneous, extraneous, fastidious, felonious, gaseous, harmonious, hideous, homogeneous, igneous, ignominious, impervious, insidious, instantaneous, invidious, lascivious, luxurious, melodious, miscellaneous, nucleus, oblivious, obsequious, obvious, odious, percutaneous, previous, punctilious, radius, sanctimonious, simultaneous, spontaneous, studious, supercilious, tedious, unceremonious.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "i-i-l-l-o-r-s-s-t-u-u"
	-3 letters: lustrous.
	-4 letters: strolls, suitors, troilus, tsouris.
	-5 letters: rousts, stills, stours, stroll, stulls, suitor, trills, triols, trolls, trulls, tsoris, tsuris, tussor, tussur.
	Words containing the letters "i-i-l-l-o-r-s-s-t-u-u"
	+2 letters: illustriously.
	+4 letters: floriculturists, illustriousness.
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