ILLUSTRIOUS, ILLUSTRIOUSNESS
ADJECTIVES
► BRIGHT illustrious, brilliant; excellent, sublime; glorious, splendid; said of a person, place, etc. → c1250
► CANDID illustrious, splendid; fortunate → 1648 obs.
► CLAREOUS ► CLAROUS illustrious, renowned, famous → a1636 obs.
► GLORIED illustrious, honourable → 1671 obs.
► ILLUSTRE illustrious → 1500-20 obs.
► ILLUSTRED made illustrious → 1512 obs.
► LAURELLED illustrious, honoured → 1682
► LUCULENT illustrious, brilliant; said of persons → 1599 obs.
► LUSTRANT illustrious → 1616 obs.
NOUNS
► ILLUSTRICITY illustriousness → 1637 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► DOUZEPER an illustrious person → c1330
► HEROE an illustrious and great person → 1656 obs.
VERBS
► ILLUSTRE to render illustrious or distinguished; to confer distinction upon → 1530 obs.
► LUSTRE to render illustrious → 1627 obs.
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