How to spell glorious

hear itglo·ri·ous/'gloʊriəs/adjectiveSchwa and roots

What it means: Having great beauty and splendor.

In a sentence: The sunrise was a glorious sight in the morning sky.

The part people get wrong

Watch for an unstressed vowel that is hard to hear. Often misspelled as glorius or glourious.

Same family: gloriously, glorify, glorified, inglorious, gloriousness. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: Glorious comes from the Latin word *gloriosus*, meaning 'full of fame or renown,' which itself comes from *gloria*, meaning 'glory' or 'praise.' Over time, English speakers began using 'glorious' not only for fame and honor, but also for anything wonderfully beautiful, like 'glorious sunshine.'

Patterns it uses: The unstressed vowel (schwa)

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