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illustre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
il-lus-tre
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of illustrious.

Obsolete

verb

To illuminate (something).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To make (someone) illustrious.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French illustre (French illustre), from Latin illūstris (“bright, shining, brilliant, lustrous; clear, lucid; illustrious, distinguished, famous”), from illūstrō (“to illustrate”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: illustre, illūstris, illustren, illustrer, illūstrō

Usage

Inflected Forms

more illustre (comparative) most illustre (superlative) illustres (present, singular) illustring (participle, present) illustred (participle, past) illustred (past)

Derived Forms

illustrated

Synonyms

illustrious

Questions

What does illustre mean?
Synonym of illustrious.
Where does illustre come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

How to pronounce illustre

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