ILLUSTRIOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having or conferring glory
   Usage Example(s)
   • an illustrious achievement
   Similar To
   • glorious (what does glorious mean?)
2. Meaning
   • widely known and esteemed
   Synonym(s)
   • celebrated (what does celebrated mean?)
   • famed (what does famed mean?)
   • famous (what does famous mean?)
   • far-famed (what does far-famed mean?)
   • notable (what does notable mean?)
   • noted (what does noted mean?)
   • renowned (what does renowned mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a famous actor
   • a celebrated musician
   • a famed scientist
   • an illustrious judge
   • a notable historian
   • a renowned painter
   Similar To
   • known (what does known mean?)
3. Meaning
   • having or worthy of pride
   Synonym(s)
   • glorious (what does glorious mean?)
   • redoubtable (what does redoubtable mean?)
   • respected (what does respected mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • redoubtable scholar of the Renaissance
   • born of a redoubtable family
   Similar To
   • proud (what does proud mean?)