Illustrious - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪˈlʌstrɪəs|
Brit.
|ɪˈlʌstrɪəs|
adjective
- widely known and esteemed (syn: celebrated, famed, famous, far-famed, notable, noted, renowned)
an illustrious judge
- having or conferring gloryan illustrious achievement
Extra examples
He has had an illustrious military career.
...an illustrious physicist who is a sure bet for a Nobel Prize...
She has had an illustrious career.
Wagner was just one of many illustrious visitors to the town.
...as the nexus for three great religions, Jerusalem has had a troubled as well as illustrious history...
...during the festival this ancient Italian city is bestrewn with banderoles celebrating its illustrious medieval heritage...
Milton, Spenser, and a long etcetera of illustrious names.
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