different between glorious vs royal

English

Etymology

From Middle English glorious, from Anglo-Norman glorius and Old French glorïos, from Latin gl?ri?sus. Displaced native Middle English wulderful, from Old English wuldorfull (“glorious”), among other terms. Equivalent to glory +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l??.?i.?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??l??.i.?s/
• Rhymes: -???i?s

Adjective

glorious (comparative more glorious or gloriouser, superlative most glorious or gloriousest)

1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.

   glorious deeds

   • 1604, William Shakespeare, Othello, Act III, Scene III, line 351:

     Farewell the neighing steed, and the shrill trump, / The spirit-stirring drum, th’ ear-piercing fife, / The royal banner, and all quality, / Pride, pomp and circumstance of glorious war!

2. Excellent, wonderful; delightful.
   • Borini missed another glorious opportunity to give his side the lead after brilliant set-up play by Sterling, but with only the exposed keeper to beat, he struck the post.

3. Bright or shining;

   Synonyms: splendid, resplendent, bright, shining

   • 1590, William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part II, Act III, Scene I, line 351

     And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage / Until the golden circuit on my head, / Like to the glorious sun’s transparent beams, / Do calm the fury of this mad-bred flaw.

4. (obsolete) Eager for glory or distinction

   Synonyms: haughty, boastful, ostentatious, vainglorious

   • 1609, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, Act I, Scene VI, line 6:

     [...] but most miserable / Is the desire that’s glorious: blest be those, / How mean soe’er, that have their honest wills, / Which seasons comfort. [...]

5. (archaic, colloquial) Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink.

   • [...] kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious, O’er all the ills of life victorious.

Derived terms

• gloriousness

Related terms

• glorify
• glory

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

• glorius, gloryis, gloryous, gloriose

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman glorius, glorios, glorieus, from Latin gl?ri?sus; equivalent to glory +? -ous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l??riu?s/, /??l??rju?s/, /??l??rius/, /??l??ri?s/

Adjective

glorious (comparative gloriousere, superlative gloriosest)

1. Recognised, acclaimed, well-known; having an excellent reputation.
2. Deserving religious recognition or commendation; godly.
3. Marvelous or wonderful to the senses: attractive, pleasing.
4. Amazing, great; bearing good quality or reputation.
5. (rare) Vain, bragging, self-aggrandising.

Related terms

• gloriously

Descendants

• English: glorious

References

• “gl?ri?us, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-04.

Old French

Alternative forms

• glorieus, glorios, glorius

Etymology

Latin gl?ri?sus.

Adjective

glorious m (oblique and nominative feminine singular gloriouse) (Anglo-Norman)

1. glorious

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• r. (abbreviation)
• roial, roiall, royall (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English royal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin r?g?lis, from r?x (“king”). Doublet of regal (“befitting a king”) and real (“unit of currency”). Cognate with Spanish real.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????l/
• Rhymes: -???l

Adjective

royal (comparative more royal, superlative most royal)

1. Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
   • 2011, Marilyn Price, Grandma's Cookies (page 7)

     On the first Friday morning of his kingship he went into the kitchen and called for his royal chef.

2. Having the air or demeanour of a monarch; illustrious; magnanimous; of more than common size or excellence.
3. (nautical) In large sailing ships, of a mast right above the topgallant mast and its sails.

4. (boxing, military) Free-for-all, especially involving multiple combatants.
5. (informal) Used as an intensifier.

Synonyms

• (of a monarch): kingly (of a king), monarchical, princely (of a prince), queenly (of a queen), regal, roy (obsolete)
• (having a monarch's air): majestic, regal, stately
• (informal intensifier): major

Derived terms

Related terms

• real (“unit of currency”)
• realm

Translations

Noun

royal (plural royals)

1. A royal person; a member of a royal family.
2. (paper, printing) A standard size of printing paper, measuring 25 by 20 inches.
3. (paper) A standard size of writing paper, measuring 24 by 19 inches.
4. (dated) The Australian decimal currency intended to replace the pound in 1966; was changed to "dollar" before it was actually circulated.
5. Any of various lycaenid butterflies.
6. The fourth tine of an antler's beam.
7. A stag with twelve points (six on each antler).
8. (nautical, sailing) In large sailing ships, square sail over the topgallant sail.
9. An old English gold coin, the rial.
10. (military) A small mortar.
11. (card games) In auction bridge, a royal spade.
12. A tuft of beard on the lower lip.

    Synonym: imperial

13. (campanology) Bell changes rung on ten bells.

Translations

See also

Anagrams

• Aylor, aroyl, orlay

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ro?yal

Noun

royal m or f (plural royals, diminutive [please provide])

1. royal

French

Etymology

From Middle French roial, from Old French roial, from earlier reial, real, from very early Old French (c. 880) regiel, from Latin r?g?lis, from r?x (“king”) + -?lis. Equivalent to roi +? -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wa.jal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Homophones: royale, royales

Adjective

royal (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaux, feminine plural royales)

1. royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)

Derived terms

Related terms

• reine (< r?g?na)
• roi (< r?x)
• royaume

Further reading

• “royal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch royaal, from Old French roial (Modern French royal), from Latin r?g?lis, from r?x (“king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ro.jal]
• Hyphenation: ro?yal

Adjective

royal

1. (figuratively) extravagant, lavish.

Derived terms

Further reading

• “royal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• roial, roiall, royall, royalle, roialle, roall

Etymology

From Old French roial, from Latin r?g?lis. Doublet of ryal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?i?al/

Adjective

royal (plural and weak singular royalle, comparative royaller, superlative royallyst) (Late Middle English)

1. royal, of a king,
2. kinglike, reminiscent of a king
3. majestic, appropriate for a king, kingly
4. opulent, expensive, fine
5. noble, princely

Related terms

• royalte

Descendants

• English: royal
• Scots: royal

References

• “roial, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.

Noun

royal (Late Middle English)

1. A royal; a member of royalty.
2. A noble; a member of nobility.

Descendants

• English: royal

References

• “roial, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-10.

Adverb

royal (Late Middle English)

1. wonderfully

References

• “roial, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-09.

Middle French

Etymology

Variant spelling of roial.

Alternative forms

• roial
• real

Adjective

royal m (feminine singular royale, masculine plural royaulx, feminine plural royales)

1. royal (of or relating to a monarch or their family)

Spanish

Pronunciation

Noun

royal m or f (plural royales)

1. royal (member of the British royal family)
2. (Chile) baking powder (dry leavening agent used in baking)