illustrious
Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-knownAdmired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
» Our illustrious leader wrote those words before he rose to power.
Meaning
1 sensesAdmired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
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знамени́тыйznamenítyj, изве́стныйizvéstnyj, просла́вленныйproslávlennyj
- having or conferring glory
- widely known and esteemed
Examples
4 sentencesOur illustrious leader wrote those words before he rose to power.
That poodle has an immaculate pedigree, with illustrious ancestors on both sides stretching back generations.
deDer Pudel hat einen makellosen Stammbaum, mit ruhmreichen Vorfahren auf beiden Seiten Generationen zurückreichend.
Massinissa was the most illustrious king of Numidia.
The actor's illustrious career was honored at a gala event attended by a bevy of A-list celebrities.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin illūstris (“bright, shining; distinguished, prominent, illustrious”) + -ous (suFrom Latin illūstris (“bright, shining; distinguished, prominent, illustrious”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree). Illūstris is derived from illūstrō (“to brighten, illuminate; to make famous or illustrious”), from in- (“in, inside”) + lūstrō (“to purify by making a sacrifice; to brighten, illuminate”) (from lūstrō (“purificatory sacrifice”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”) or *lewh₃- (“to wash”)).
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Forms
more illustrious, most illustrious| Comparative | more illustrious Lesson |
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| Superlative | most illustrious Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
46 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form