Illustrious

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Illustrious \Il*lus"tri*ous\, a. [L. illustris, prob. for
     illuxtris; fr. il- in + the root of lucidus bright: cf. F.
     illustre. See {Lucid}.]
     1. Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous;
        splendid.
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              Quench the light; thine eyes are guides illustrious.
                                                    --Beau. & Fl.
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     2. Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent;
        conspicuous; distinguished.
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              Illustrious earls, renowened everywhere. --Drayton.
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     3. Conferring luster or honor; renowned; as, illustrious
        deeds or titles.
  
     Syn: Distinguished; famous; remarkable; brilliant;
          conspicuous; noted; celebrated; signal; renowened;
          eminent; exalted; noble; glorious. See {Distinguished},
          {Famous}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  illustrious
       adj 1: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated
              musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious
              judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
              [syn: {celebrated}, {famed}, {far-famed}, {famous}, {notable},
               {noted}, {renowned}]
       2: having or conferring glory; "an illustrious achievement"
       3: having or worthy of pride; "redoubtable scholar of the
          Renaissance"; "born of a redoubtable family" [syn: {glorious},
           {redoubtable}, {respected}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  38 Moby Thesaurus words for "illustrious":
     acclaimed, bright, brilliant, celebrated, charismatic, conspicuous,
     distinguished, eminent, esteemed, famed, famous, glamorous,
     glorious, great, honored, important, lofty, lustrous, magic,
     notable, noted, numinous, outstanding, prominent, radiant,
     renowned, respected, resplendent, shining, signal, splendent,
     splendid, splendorous, splendrous, striking, sublime, venerable,
     well-known
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  ILLUSTRIOUS, adj.  Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and
  detraction.