illustrious
highly distinguished; renowned; famous: an illustrious leader.
glorious, as deeds or works: many illustrious achievements.
Obsolete. luminous; bright.
Origin of illustrious
1Other words for illustrious
Other words from illustrious
- il·lus·tri·ous·ly, adverb
- il·lus·tri·ous·ness, noun
- un·il·lus·tri·ous, adjective
- un·il·lus·tri·ous·ly, adverb
- un·il·lus·tri·ous·ness, noun
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How to use illustrious in a sentence
Now, in the second act of their illustrious careers, Musk and Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon CEO in July but remains its executive chairman, are bound together over a series of ventures that could define their legacies.
Elon Musk is dominating the space race. Jeff Bezos is trying to fight back. | Christian Davenport | September 10, 2021 | Washington PostJust recently, Flutterwave joined the illustrious club that includes Jumia, Fawry, and Interswitch.
It’s a tough break for Swan, the former CFO who had a long and illustrious career in finance before ending up as the surprise pick for CEO at Intel almost exactly two years ago.
Previously, 2016 had held that illustrious title—and global warming records are getting broken faster and faster.
2020 is on track to be the hottest year in history | Sara Chodosh | December 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe illustrious Blue Ivy Carter has a resumé most adults would envy.
The savvy forger with Pappy empties to fill might get his hands on some Old Weller and present it as its more illustrious cousin.
And I realized that a man had to be pretty sure of himself, because she was quite an illustrious person.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview | Alex Belth | February 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTerman and his assistant relied on biographical accounts of illustrious individuals to compute the scores.
A few members of the real-life Bling Ring have had a more illustrious postscript than others.
In The House of Rothschild, I identified at least three members of that illustrious financial dynasty as gay.
William Pitt, earl of Chatham, a most illustrious English statesman, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThose illustrious heroes of antiquity became the companions of her solitude and of her hourly thoughts.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottDisgusted with the frivolity of the living, she sought solace for her wounded feelings in companionship with the illustrious dead.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottJane was thus prepared by Providence for that career which she rendered so illustrious through her talents and her sufferings.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottHer illustrious father found her when even a child as to age, quite his companion as to comprehension and mental capacities.
The Childhood of Distinguished Women | Selina A. Bower
British Dictionary definitions for illustrious
/ (ɪˈlʌstrɪəs) /
of great renown; famous and distinguished
glorious or great: illustrious deeds
obsolete shining
Origin of illustrious
1Derived forms of illustrious
- illustriously, adverb
- illustriousness, noun
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