Definition of ILLUSTRIOUS

illustrious

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • widely known and esteemed
    • "an illustrious judge"
  • having or conferring glory
    • "an illustrious achievement"

Adj

  • Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin illūstris (“bright, shining; distinguished, prominent, illustrious”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree). Illūstris is derived from illūstrō (“to brighten, illuminate; to make famous or illustrious”), from in- (“in, inside”) + lūstrō (“to purify by making a sacrifice; to brighten, illuminate”) (from lūstrō (“purificatory sacrifice”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”) or *lewh₃- (“to wash”)).

Synonyms

celebrated, famed, famous, far-famed, notable, noted, renowned, splendent

Scrabble Score: 11

illustrious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
illustrious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
illustrious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

illustrious is a valid Words With Friends word