English search results for: illustrious

#1

adjective

Definitions:

  1. beautiful
  2. handsome
  3. noble, illustrious
  4. pretty
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#2

adjective

Definitions:

  1. clear, bright, gleaming
  2. evident, plain
  3. illustrious, famous
  4. loud, distinct
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#3

adjective

Definitions:

  1. bright, illustrious
  2. famous
  3. noble, distinguished
  4. splendid
  5. very clear
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#4

adjective

Definitions:

  1. bright, shining, brilliant
  2. clear, lucid
  3. illustrious, distinguished, famous
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#5

adjective

Definitions:

  1. celebrated, renowned, famous, illustrious, glorious
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#6

adjective

Definitions:

  1. bright, shining, brilliant
  2. clear, lucid
  3. illustrious, distinguished, famous
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#7

verb

  • conjugation: 1st conjugation
  • voice: transitive

Definitions:

  1. make illustrious/famous
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: Ecclesiastic, Biblical, Religious
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: Lewis & Short, “A Latin Dictionary”, 1879 (Lewis & Short)
#8

adjective

Definitions:

  1. illustrious/notable/famous/striking
  2. visible, clearly seen, in sight/full view
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#9

verb

  • conjugation: 1st conjugation

Definitions:

  1. brighten, light up
  2. make clear, explain
  3. make illustrious/famous
  4. make visible
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#10

adjective

Definitions:

  1. celebrated, renowned, famous, illustrious, glorious
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#11

adjective

Definitions:

  1. celebrated, renowned, famous, illustrious, glorious
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#12

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: masculine

Definitions:

  1. (above Spectabiles)
  2. Illustrious, title of highest officers of late empire
  • Age: Late, post-classical (3rd-5th centuries)
  • Area: Legal, Government, Tax, Financial, Political, Titles
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: Other, cited or unspecified dictionaries
#13

adjective

Definitions:

  1. beautiful
  2. handsome
  3. noble, illustrious
  4. pretty
  • Age: Medieval (11th-15th centuries)
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: William Whitaker’s personal guess
#14

verb

  • conjugation: 3rd conjugation
  • voice: intransitive

Definitions:

  1. become illustrious
  2. blaze up, be kindled
  3. grow, increase
  • Age: Early Latin, pre-classical, used for effect/poetry
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)