Glorious
adjective
Something very beautiful and wonderful that makes you feel happy.
The weather was absolutely glorious.
Often appears as...
- glorious weather
- glorious view
adjective
Famous, celebrated, or praised for something good they have done.
The glorious achievements of our team.
Often appears as...
- glorious achievements
- glorious victory
adjective
Bringing great happiness and thankfulness due to being generally impressive.
Her glorious career was a testament to her talent and hard work.
Often appears as...
- glorious career
- glorious time
Usage tips
Approving
adjective
Something very beautiful and wonderful that makes you feel happy.
The weather was absolutely glorious.
Often appears as...
- glorious weather
- glorious view
adjective
Famous, celebrated, or praised for something good they have done.
The glorious achievements of our team.
Often appears as...
- glorious achievements
- glorious victory
adjective
Bringing great happiness and thankfulness due to being generally impressive.
Her glorious career was a testament to her talent and hard work.
Often appears as...
- glorious career
- glorious time
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Emotion
Use 'glorious' when you feel overwhelmed with joy and satisfaction from aesthetic experiences.
The garden in springtime looks glorious.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Beauty
'Glorious' often describes something that is visually stunning or breathtaking in nature.
We gazed at the glorious panorama from the hilltop.
Pro Tip 3/3Exaggeration Caution
Be cautious not to overuse 'glorious' for everyday pleasures; it's typically reserved for extraordinary beauty.
The wedding was a glorious celebration.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Emotion
Use 'glorious' when you feel overwhelmed with joy and satisfaction from aesthetic experiences.
The garden in springtime looks glorious.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Beauty
'Glorious' often describes something that is visually stunning or breathtaking in nature.
We gazed at the glorious panorama from the hilltop.
Pro Tip 3/3Exaggeration Caution
Be cautious not to overuse 'glorious' for everyday pleasures; it's typically reserved for extraordinary beauty.
The wedding was a glorious celebration.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Emotion
Use 'glorious' when you feel overwhelmed with joy and satisfaction from aesthetic experiences.
The garden in springtime looks glorious.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Beauty
'Glorious' often describes something that is visually stunning or breathtaking in nature.
We gazed at the glorious panorama from the hilltop.
Pro Tip 3/3Exaggeration Caution
Be cautious not to overuse 'glorious' for everyday pleasures; it's typically reserved for extraordinary beauty.
The wedding was a glorious celebration.
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What really matters at...
all the glorious side of the world beyond our control. Frank's decision, while maybe dramatic, is exactly the kind so many of us would make, if we only had the support to figure out what is best for ourselves over time. So much of what we're talking about today is a shift in perspective.
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The transformative power...
And the other one wrote, "Glorious opportunity. They don't have any shoes yet." Now, there's a similar situation in the classical music world, because there are some people who think that classical music is dying. And there are some of us who think you ain't seen nothing yet.
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Why Can't We See...
or glorious works of art that fill the night sky. At the very least, you'd think they'd be revealing their presence, deliberately or otherwise, through electromagnetic signals of one kind or another. And yet we see no convincing evidence of any of it.
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Questions No One Knows...
or fleets of colonizing spaceships or glorious works of art that fill the night sky. At the very least, you'd think they'd be revealing their presence, deliberately or otherwise, through electromagnetic signals of one kind or another.
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Solar System Exploration:...
in the horizon and that's the question that drove me to space exploration how do planets sustain life through time why are some planets able to host life others don't I think one of the messages from this this glorious 50 years of
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
Talk to us a bit about some of the things that have actually been happening to, for example, boost police training. How hard a process is that? Well, one of the glorious things that's starting to happen now
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It's not fair having 12...
I think that if we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have. I think of Shakespeare's
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A message from the next...
Vancouver and it's my first time here the science one I saw on my way on the Main Street was so glorious it made me think there is so much in the world to
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Up Close and Personal...
Oh, my word! That is just glorious! Oh, you beauty! Two pups! Oh, wow! They are just adorable!
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How to Raise Successful...
but to support them in becoming their glorious selves. Thank you.
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What really matters at...
all the glorious side of the world beyond our control. Frank's decision, while maybe dramatic, is exactly the kind so many of us would make, if we only had the support to figure out what is best for ourselves over time. So much of what we're talking about today is a shift in perspective.
Video examples
The transformative power...
And the other one wrote, "Glorious opportunity. They don't have any shoes yet." Now, there's a similar situation in the classical music world, because there are some people who think that classical music is dying. And there are some of us who think you ain't seen nothing yet.
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Why Can't We See...
or glorious works of art that fill the night sky. At the very least, you'd think they'd be revealing their presence, deliberately or otherwise, through electromagnetic signals of one kind or another. And yet we see no convincing evidence of any of it.
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Questions No One Knows...
or fleets of colonizing spaceships or glorious works of art that fill the night sky. At the very least, you'd think they'd be revealing their presence, deliberately or otherwise, through electromagnetic signals of one kind or another.
Video examples
Solar System Exploration:...
in the horizon and that's the question that drove me to space exploration how do planets sustain life through time why are some planets able to host life others don't I think one of the messages from this this glorious 50 years of
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
Talk to us a bit about some of the things that have actually been happening to, for example, boost police training. How hard a process is that? Well, one of the glorious things that's starting to happen now
Video examples
It's not fair having 12...
I think that if we want to discover the full potential in our humanity, we need to celebrate those heartbreaking strengths and those glorious disabilities that we all have. I think of Shakespeare's
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A message from the next...
Vancouver and it's my first time here the science one I saw on my way on the Main Street was so glorious it made me think there is so much in the world to
Video examples
Up Close and Personal...
Oh, my word! That is just glorious! Oh, you beauty! Two pups! Oh, wow! They are just adorable!
Video examples
How to Raise Successful...
but to support them in becoming their glorious selves. Thank you.
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George Takei
American Actor
And it seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that from happening again.
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Nikki Glaser
American Comedian
I love what I do, but living in one place for an entire year and not being on the road constantly was glorious. The road lifestyle is not ideal for a woman who's about to be thirty.
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Gilda Radner
American Comedian
While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.
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Lana Turner
American Actress
Oh, how I treasure this freedom. I really do It's a glorious, wonderful experience. I am off marriage - for life!
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Karen Blixen
Danish Author
I think it will be truly glorious when women become real people and have the whole world open to them.
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Richard Lewis
American Comedian
When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life.
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Daniel Breaker
American Actor
I think art is more glorious than life but not more real.
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Kate Winslet
Actress
Commitment to one other person in life is glorious.
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Paul Gilbert
American Musician
My life is a glorious tornado of musical projects!
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George Takei
American Actor
And it seems to me important for a country, for a nation to certainly know about its glorious achievements but also to know where its ideals failed, in order to keep that from happening again.
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Nikki Glaser
American Comedian
I love what I do, but living in one place for an entire year and not being on the road constantly was glorious. The road lifestyle is not ideal for a woman who's about to be thirty.
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Gilda Radner
American Comedian
While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.
Quote examples
Lana Turner
American Actress
Oh, how I treasure this freedom. I really do It's a glorious, wonderful experience. I am off marriage - for life!
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Karen Blixen
Danish Author
I think it will be truly glorious when women become real people and have the whole world open to them.
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Richard Lewis
American Comedian
When you're in love it's the most glorious two and a half days of your life.
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Daniel Breaker
American Actor
I think art is more glorious than life but not more real.
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Kate Winslet
Actress
Commitment to one other person in life is glorious.
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Paul Gilbert
American Musician
My life is a glorious tornado of musical projects!
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