Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

glorious

 adjective
     
glo‧ri‧ous
1 having or deserving great fame, praise, and honour:
a truly glorious future
a glorious victory
2 very beautiful or impressive:
glorious views of the coast
a glorious red sky
3 glorious weather is sunny and hot:
glorious sunshine
4 extremely enjoyable [= wonderful]:
We had a glorious afternoon of sailing.
—gloriously adverb
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary