illustrious

== English == === 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”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈlʌs.tɹɪ.əs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈlʌs.tɹi.əs/, [-ˈləs-] Hyphenation: il‧lus‧tri‧ous === Adjective === illustrious (comparative more illustrious, superlative most illustrious) Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known. [from mid 16th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lustrious ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === illustrious (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia