different between famed vs illustrious
famed
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fe?md/
Adjective
famed (comparative more famed, superlative most famed)
- Having fame; famous or noted.
Translations
famed From the web:
- what famed beach is nearly gone
- will beaches disappear
- why do beaches disappear
illustrious
English
Etymology
From Latin ill?stris (“bright, shining; distinguished, prominent, illustrious”) +? -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree”). Ill?stris is derived from ill?str? (“to brighten, illuminate; to make famous or illustrious”), from in- (“prefix meaning ‘in, inside’”) + lustr? (“to purify by making a sacrifice; to brighten, illuminate”) (from lustr? (“purificatory sacrifice”), possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to shine”) or *lewh?- (“to wash”)).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??l?s.t??.?s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??l?s.t?i.?s/, /-?l?s-/
- Hyphenation: il?lus?tri?ous
Adjective
illustrious (comparative more illustrious, superlative most illustrious)
- Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known, especially due to past achievements or noble qualities. [from mid 16th c.]
Antonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- lustrious
Translations
Further reading
- illustrious (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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