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ILLUSTRIOUS: BE ILLUSTRIOUS
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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. [1913 Webster] Quench the light; thine eyes are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Illustrious Company — Datos generales Origen Inglaterra Información artística … Wikipedia Español
Illustrious Highness — is the English language form for a style used by various members of the European aristocracy. It is used to translate the German word Erlaucht , a style used by the cadet members of some mediatized princely families, as well as the members of… … Wikipedia
illustrious — I adjective acclaimed, amplus, applauded, bright, brilliant, celebrated, conspicuous, distinguished, eminent, excellent, eximious, famed, famous, glorious, grand, great, heroic, honored, important, inlustris, known, memorable, noble, notable,… … Law dictionary
illustrious — (adj.) 1560s, from L. illustris lighted, bright, brilliant; figuratively distinguished, famous, probably a back formation from illustrare embellish, distinguish, make famous (see ILLUSTRATION (Cf. illustration)). Sometimes also illustrous.… … Etymology dictionary
illustrious — eminent, renowned, celebrated, *famous, famed Analogous words: glorious, *splendid, resplendent, sublime: outstanding, signal, striking, conspicuous (see NOTICEABLE) Antonyms: infamous Contrasted words: ignoble, *mean, abject: ignominious,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
illustrious — [adj] famous, prominent big league*, brilliant, celeb*, celebrated, distinguished, eminent, esteemed, exalted, famed, glorious, great, heavy, lofty, monster*, name*, noble, notable, noted, outstanding, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, signal,… … New thesaurus
illustrious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ famous and admired for past achievements. DERIVATIVES illustriousness noun. ORIGIN Latin illustris clear, bright … English terms dictionary
illustrious — [i lus′trē əs] adj. [< L illustris, clear, conspicuous, distinguished (back form. < illustrare: see ILLUSTRATE) + OUS] 1. Obs. a) lustrous; shining; bright b) very clear; evident 2. very distinguished; famous; eminent; outstanding SYN … English World dictionary
Illustrious class aircraft carrier — The Illustrious class was a class of aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that were some of the most important British warships in World War II (WWII). They were laid down in the late 1930s as part of the rearmament of British forces in response to … Wikipedia
Illustrious (album) — Infobox Album Name = Illustrious Type = Album Artist = Big Noyd Released = January 22, 2008 Recorded = 2007 Genre = East Coast hip hop Length = 40:04 Label = Koch Records Reviews = *Allhiphop rating 10|7.5… … Wikipedia
