illustrious

Questions about illustrious

What does illustrious mean?

illustrious means "widely known and esteemed". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in illustrious?

illustrious has 4 syllables: il-lus-tri-ous. The stress falls on "lus". In IPA it is /ˌɪˈlʌstɹiəs/.

What is another word for illustrious?

Close synonyms include celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, notable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is illustrious a common word?

illustrious is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.