glorioso

See also: Glorioso

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡlɔːɹiˈəʊsəʊ/

Noun

glorioso (plural gloriosos)

1. (obsolete) A boaster.
   • a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: […] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC:

     giving credit to such a Glorioso

References

• “glorioso”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• rosoglio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gloriōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡloˈrjo.zo/, (traditional) /ɡloˈrjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: glo‧rió‧so

• Audio:

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Adjective

glorioso (feminine gloriosa, masculine plural gloriosi, feminine plural gloriose, superlative gloriosissimo)

1. glorious, illustrious

   Synonyms: fiero, illustre

2. (religion) glorified

Related terms

• gloria
• gloriosamente

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡloː.riˈoː.soː/, [ɡɫ̪oːriˈoːs̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡlo.riˈo.so/, [ɡloriˈɔːs̬o]

Adjective

glōriōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of glōriōsus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese glorioso, grorioso, borrowed from Latin glōriōsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡlo.ɾiˈo.zu/ [ɡlo.ɾɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ɡloˈɾjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡlo.ɾiˈo.zu/ [ɡlo.ɾɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ɡloˈɾjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡlo.ɾiˈo.zo/ [ɡlo.ɾɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ɡloˈɾjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡluˈɾjo.zu/

• Hyphenation: glo‧ri‧o‧so

Adjective

glorioso (feminine gloriosa, masculine plural gloriosos, feminine plural gloriosas, metaphonic)

1. glorious (worthy of glory)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glōriōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡloˈɾjoso/ [ɡloˈɾjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: glo‧rio‧so

Adjective

glorioso (feminine gloriosa, masculine plural gloriosos, feminine plural gloriosas, superlative gloriosísimo)

1. glorious, proud

Derived terms

• agujero glorioso

 

Further reading

• “glorioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10