Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

victorious

/vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: vic-to-ri-ous
IPA: /vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.

adj

Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph.

Example Sentences

"They will not force us, / They will stop degrading us, / They will not control us, / We will be victorious!"
"The team were met with a victorious cheer."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin victōriōsus, from victōria (“victory”), from victor (“conqueror”). Displaced native Old English siġefæst.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *weyk-, victōriōsus

Inflected Forms

more victorious (comparative) most victorious (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonvictorious unvictorious victoriously victoriousness

Frequently Paired Words

victory

Synonyms

winning triumphant

Rhymes With

glorious notorious meritorious laborious inglorious self-glorious uproarious censorious vainglorious uxorious maritorious memorious

Questions

How do you pronounce victorious?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/.
What does victorious mean?: Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.
Where does victorious come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce victorious

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