illustrious
Pronunciation: /ɪˈlʌs.tɹɪ.əs/
The English word “illustrious” has 1 meaning listed here.
adjective
- Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known.
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…
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