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gloriousness

noun

Definition of gloriousness

as in brilliance

impressiveness of beauty on a large scale the indisputable gloriousness of the Taj Mahal

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Recent Examples of gloriousness And the difference between absolutely nailing a passage and creating a feeling of transcendent gloriousness in the concert hall and abject failure is usually about a millimeter. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026

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Mesmerized by its brilliance, Marcella feels an irresistible pull toward the diamond, and when the glittering façade of her charmed life begins to crack, Marcella must decide whether the Midnight Diamond is her salvation—or her doom.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Seen as a five-tool star, Mondesí had moments of brilliance with the Royals, but also struggled with injuries.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of brilliance

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Take in the majesty of Victoria Falls, enjoy a safari stop at Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater, and venture into Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park with expert guides to view the country’s famous mountain gorillas.

— Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2026
Thankfully, the lunar disk will set a few hours after midnight, leaving a window of beautifully dark sky before dawn in which to enjoy the full majesty of the annual meteor shower.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of majesty

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As for Glee, perhaps the character played by Grammy-winning Finneas O’Connell (brother and music producer of Billie Eilish), could go up in a blaze of glory.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026
In a surprise move, the American Film Market, traditional home to mainstream cinema in all its schlocky glory, is going upscale arthouse.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of glory

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Yet Lee shows that the iron sense of control with which Brookner approached her own legacy runs through her fiction, too, creating the austere elegance that characterizes her prose.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Certainly not Polo Ralph Lauren, whose new Polo Blaze collection brings the elegance of the stables to city streets.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of elegance

Noun

Yedikule Fortress, a former prison and imperial treasury whose origins go back to the fourth-century Walls of Constantinople, is returning to its former magnificence as the result of a multi-stage restoration project.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
The magnificence of the AI renaissance has blinded our society to its pernicious creep into the arts.

— David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

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