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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
ILLUSTRIOUS, adj. Suitably placed for the shafts of malice, envy and
detraction.
THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993)
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