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1. (adj.) illustrious
highly distinguished; renowned.
2. illustrious
Archaic. luminous; bright.
Etymology: (1560–70; < L illustri(s) bright, clear, famous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned
widely known and esteemed
"a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
2. (adj) illustrious
having or conferring glory
"an illustrious achievement"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) illustrious
possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid
2. (adj) illustrious
characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent; conspicuous; distinguished
3. (adj) illustrious
conferring luster or honor; renowned; as, illustrious deeds or titles
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Sense: of a very high quality, ability etc; famous
an illustrious career; He is the most illustrious of a famous family.
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 Afrikaans: beroemd |
 Arabic: مَشْهور، شَهير |
 Bulgarian: виден |
 Brazilian: ilustre |
 Czech: vynikající |
 German: berühmt |
 Danish: berømt |
 Greek: διαπρεπής, εξαιρετικός, δ |
 Spanish: ilustre |
 Estonian: hiilgav, kuulus |
 Farsi: برجسته؛ نامی |
 Finnish: maineikas |
 French: illustre |
 Hebrew: מְפוּרסָם, מַזהִיר |
 Hindi: प्रख्यात |
 Croatian: čuven, glasovit |
 Hungarian: jeles |
 Indonesian: termashur |
 Icelandic: frægur; markverður |
 Italian: illustre |
 Japanese: 傑出した |
 Korean: 뛰어난 |
 Lithuanian: talentingas,įžymus |
 Latvian: slavens; izcils |
 Malay: termasyhur |
 Dutch: roemrijk |
 Norwegian: lysende; berømt |
 Polish: wybitny |
 Persian: برجسته؛ نامی |
 Pashto: څرګند، روښانه، مشهور، نام |
 Portuguese: ilustre |
 Romanian: ilustru |
 Russian: прославленный |
 Slovak: vynikajúci |
 Slovenian: slaven |
 Serbian: slavan |
 Swedish: lysande, illuster, berömd |
 Thai: มีความสามารถ; มีชื่อเสียง |
 Turkish: ünlü, meşhur |
 Taiwanese: 著名的，卓越的，傑出的 |
 Ukrainian: славетний; видатний |
 Urdu: ممتاز |
 Vietnamese: lừng lẫy |
 Chinese: 卓越的，杰出的 |
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