glorious
adjective /ˈɡlɔːriəs/
/ˈɡlɔːriəs/
- (formal) deserving or bringing great success and making somebody/something famous
- We congratulate you on this glorious victory.
- This is a glorious chapter in our country's history.
- The film looks back at Spain’s glorious past.
- very beautiful and impressive synonym splendid
- We sat on the beach and gazed at the glorious sunset.
- Both her daughters have glorious red hair.
Extra Examples- From the bedrooms there are glorious views of the coast.
- He watched the glorious hair cascade around her.
- the glorious reds and browns of autumn
- (of weather) hot, with the sun shining
- They had three weeks of glorious sunshine.
- extremely pleasant synonym wonderful
- a glorious trip to Rome
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French glorieus, from Latin gloriosus, from gloria ‘glory’.