| Illustrious 1. (a.) Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid. 2. (a.) Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent; conspicuous; distinguished. 3. (a.) Conferring luster or honor; renowned; as, illustrious deeds or titles. Thesaurus Entries acclaimed, bright, brilliant, celebrated, charismatic, conspicuous, distinguished, eminent, esteemed, famed, famous, glamorous, glorious, great, honored, important, lofty, lustrous, magic, notable, noted, numinous, outstanding, prominent, radiant, renowned, respected, resplendent, shining, signal, splendent, splendid, splendorous, splendrous, striking, sublime, venerable, well-known |