glory
/ˈɡloɹi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.36 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Honour, admiration, or distinction, accorded by common consent to a person or thing; high reputation; renown.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
That quality in a person or thing which secures general praise or honour.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An optical phenomenon, consisting of concentric rings and somewhat similar to a rainbow, caused by sunlight or moonlight interacting with the water droplets that compose mist or clouds, centered on the antisolar or antilunar point.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts."
- "One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination."
- "In this faire wize they traueild long yfere, Through many hard assayes, which did betide; Of which he honour still away did beare, And spred his glorie through all countries wide."
- "Deeme it no gloire to swell in tyrannie."
- "As jewels lose their glory if neglected, So princes their renowns if not respected."
- "Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡloɹi/
- British English: /ˈɡlɔːɹi/