slovo | definícia |
glorious (mass) | glorious
- slávny |
glorious (mass) | glorious
- nádherný, skvelý, slávny |
glorious (encz) | glorious,nádherný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
glorious (encz) | glorious,skvělý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
glorious (encz) | glorious,slavný |
Glorious (gcide) | Glorious \Glo"ri*ous\, a. [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux,
fr. L. gloriosus. See Glory, n.]
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1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy
of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent;
splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious
deeds.
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These are thy glorious works, Parent of good !
--Milton.
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2. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful;
ostentatious; vainglorious. [Obs.]
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Most miserable
Is the desire that's glorious. --Shak.
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3. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. [Colloq.]
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kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er all the ills of life victorious. --Burns.
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During his office treason was no crime,
The sons of Belial had a glorious time. --Dryden.
Syn: Eniment; noble; excellent; renowned; illustrious;
celebrated; magnificent; grand; splendid. --
Glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Glo"ri*ous*ness, n. --Udall.
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Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed
gloriously. --Ex. xv. 21.
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I speak it not gloriously, nor out of affectation.
--B. Jonson.
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glorious (wn) | glorious
adj 1: having or deserving or conferring glory; "a long and
glorious career"; "our glorious literature" [ant:
inglorious]
2: characterized by grandeur; "the brilliant court life at
Versailles"; "a glorious work of art"; "magnificent
cathedrals"; "the splendid coronation ceremony" [syn:
brilliant, glorious, magnificent, splendid]
3: having great beauty and splendor; "a glorious spring
morning"; "a glorious sunset"; "splendid costumes"; "a kind
of splendiferous native simplicity" [syn: glorious,
resplendent, splendid, splendiferous] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
gloriously (mass) | gloriously
- výborne |
gloriously (encz) | gloriously,skvěle adv: Zdeněk Brožgloriously,skvostně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
inglorious (encz) | inglorious,hanebný adj: Zdeněk Brožinglorious,nečestný adj: Zdeněk Brožinglorious,neslavný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
ingloriously (encz) | ingloriously, |
vainglorious (encz) | vainglorious,nafoukaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
vaingloriously (encz) | vaingloriously,nafoukanost n: Zdeněk Brož |
brave fine gay glorious (gcide) | colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
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2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
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3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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Glorious (gcide) | Glorious \Glo"ri*ous\, a. [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux,
fr. L. gloriosus. See Glory, n.]
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1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy
of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent;
splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious
deeds.
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These are thy glorious works, Parent of good !
--Milton.
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2. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful;
ostentatious; vainglorious. [Obs.]
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Most miserable
Is the desire that's glorious. --Shak.
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3. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. [Colloq.]
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kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er all the ills of life victorious. --Burns.
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During his office treason was no crime,
The sons of Belial had a glorious time. --Dryden.
Syn: Eniment; noble; excellent; renowned; illustrious;
celebrated; magnificent; grand; splendid. --
Glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Glo"ri*ous*ness, n. --Udall.
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Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed
gloriously. --Ex. xv. 21.
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I speak it not gloriously, nor out of affectation.
--B. Jonson.
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Gloriously (gcide) | Glorious \Glo"ri*ous\, a. [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux,
fr. L. gloriosus. See Glory, n.]
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1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy
of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent;
splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious
deeds.
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These are thy glorious works, Parent of good !
--Milton.
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2. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful;
ostentatious; vainglorious. [Obs.]
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Most miserable
Is the desire that's glorious. --Shak.
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3. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. [Colloq.]
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kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er all the ills of life victorious. --Burns.
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During his office treason was no crime,
The sons of Belial had a glorious time. --Dryden.
Syn: Eniment; noble; excellent; renowned; illustrious;
celebrated; magnificent; grand; splendid. --
Glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Glo"ri*ous*ness, n. --Udall.
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Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed
gloriously. --Ex. xv. 21.
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I speak it not gloriously, nor out of affectation.
--B. Jonson.
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Gloriousness (gcide) | Glorious \Glo"ri*ous\, a. [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux,
fr. L. gloriosus. See Glory, n.]
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1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy
of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent;
splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious
deeds.
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These are thy glorious works, Parent of good !
--Milton.
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2. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful;
ostentatious; vainglorious. [Obs.]
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Most miserable
Is the desire that's glorious. --Shak.
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3. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. [Colloq.]
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kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,
O'er all the ills of life victorious. --Burns.
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During his office treason was no crime,
The sons of Belial had a glorious time. --Dryden.
Syn: Eniment; noble; excellent; renowned; illustrious;
celebrated; magnificent; grand; splendid. --
Glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Glo"ri*ous*ness, n. --Udall.
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Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed
gloriously. --Ex. xv. 21.
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I speak it not gloriously, nor out of affectation.
--B. Jonson.
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Inglorious (gcide) | Inglorious \In*glo"ri*ous\, a. [L. inglorious; pref. in- not +
gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See Glory.]
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1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied
with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an
inglorious life of ease. --Shak.
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My next desire is, void of care and strife,
To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life. --Dryden.
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Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. --Gray.
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2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight,
defeat, etc.
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Inglorious shelter in an alien land. --J. Philips.
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Ingloriously (gcide) | Ingloriously \In*glo"ri*ous*ly\, adv.
In an inglorious manner; dishonorably; with shame;
ignominiously; obscurely.
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Ingloriousness (gcide) | Ingloriousness \In*glo"ri*ous*ness\, n.
The state of being inglorious.
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Self-glorious (gcide) | Self-glorious \Self`-glo"ri*ous\, a.
Springing from vainglory or vanity; vain; boastful. --Dryden.
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Unglorious (gcide) | Unglorious \Un*glo"ri*ous\, a.
Inglorious. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
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Vainglorious (gcide) | Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.
Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.
"Arrogant and vainglorious expression." --Sir M. Hale. --
Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness, n.
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Vaingloriously (gcide) | Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.
Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.
"Arrogant and vainglorious expression." --Sir M. Hale. --
Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness, n.
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Vaingloriousness (gcide) | Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.
Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.
"Arrogant and vainglorious expression." --Sir M. Hale. --
Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness, n.
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glorious revolution (wn) | Glorious Revolution
n 1: the revolution against James II; there was little armed
resistance to William and Mary in England although battles
were fought in Scotland and Ireland (1688-1689) [syn:
English Revolution, Glorious Revolution, {Bloodless
Revolution}] |
gloriously (wn) | gloriously
adv 1: with glory or in a glorious manner; "where others had
failed he had gloriously succeeded"
2: blessedly or wonderfully; "how gloriously happy she had been
during those few fleeting moments of time" |
inglorious (wn) | inglorious
adj 1: (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing
disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest
records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel
Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat";
"an opprobrious monument to human greed"; "a shameful
display of cowardice" [syn: black, disgraceful,
ignominious, inglorious, opprobrious, shameful]
2: not bringing honor and glory; "some mute inglorious Milton
here may rest" [ant: glorious] |
ingloriously (wn) | ingloriously
adv 1: in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree;
"his grades were disgracefully low" [syn:
disgracefully, ingloriously, ignominiously,
discreditably, shamefully, dishonorably,
dishonourably] |
vainglorious (wn) | vainglorious
adj 1: feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had
a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: big,
swelled, vainglorious] |
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