inglorious

Questions about inglorious

What does inglorious mean?

inglorious means "(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in inglorious?

inglorious has 4 syllables: in-glo-ri-ous. The stress falls on "glo". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈɡlɔɹiəs/.

What is another word for inglorious?

Close synonyms include black, disgraceful, ignominious, opprobrious, shameful. 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.

What is the opposite of inglorious?

The recorded antonyms are glorious.

Is inglorious a common word?

inglorious is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with inglorious?

1 word rhymes with inglorious. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.