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Playing lifts you out of yourself into a delirious place.
Jacqueline du Pre

Meaning of "delirious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DELIRIOUS

delirious  [dɪˈlɪrɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DELIRIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Delirious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DELIRIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of delirious in the English dictionary

The definition of delirious in the dictionary is affected with delirium. Other definition of delirious is wildly excited, esp with joy or enthusiasm.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DELIRIOUS


Aquarius
əˈkwɛərɪəs
aureus
ˈɔːrɪəs
curious
ˈkjʊərɪəs
furious
ˈfjʊərɪəs
glorious
ˈɡlɔːrɪəs
hilarious
hɪˈlɛərɪəs
illustrious
ɪˈlʌstrɪəs
luxurious
lʌɡˈzjʊərɪəs
Marius
ˈmɛərɪəs
mysterious
mɪˈstɪərɪəs
notorious
nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs
pancreas
ˈpæŋkrɪəs
Sagittarius
ˌsædʒɪˈtɛərɪəs
serious
ˈsɪərɪəs
Sirius
ˈsɪrɪəs
Stradivarius
ˌstrædɪˈvɛərɪəs
subdelirious
ˌsʌbdɪˈlɪrɪəs
suspirious
səsˈpɪrɪəs
various
ˈvɛərɪəs
victorious
vɪkˈtɔːrɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DELIRIOUS

delinquent
delinquently
deliquesce
deliquescence
deliquescent
deliquium
deliration
deliria
deliriant
delirifacient
deliriously
deliriousness
delirium
delirium tremens
delish
delist
delitescence
delitescent
Delius
deliver

WORDS THAT END LIKE DELIRIOUS

bi-curious
carious
censorious
deleterious
delicious
gregarious
imperious
industrious
inglorious
injurious
laborious
lugubrious
meritorious
multifarious
nefarious
opprobrious
precarious
uproarious
usurious
vainglorious
vicarious

Synonyms and antonyms of delirious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DELIRIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «delirious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of delirious

Translation of «delirious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DELIRIOUS

Find out the translation of delirious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of delirious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «delirious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神智昏迷的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

delirante
570 millions of speakers

English

delirious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेहोश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هذياني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бреду
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

delirante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উন্মত্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

délirant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gatal-gatal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

im Delirium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

精神の錯乱した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혼미한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Delirious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nói sảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மனக் குழப்பத்தோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अगतिकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çılgın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

in delirio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

delirium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бреду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

delirant
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έξαλλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

yl
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

yra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Delirious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of delirious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DELIRIOUS»

The term «delirious» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.120 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DELIRIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about delirious

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4 QUOTES WITH «DELIRIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word delirious.
1
Kevin Barry
Frazzled and delirious, as I've just finished a new book of stories. I feel like Moses staggering down the mountainside with the tablets of stone.
2
Jacqueline du Pre
Playing lifts you out of yourself into a delirious place.
3
Stephen Rodrick
I've seen few things more depressing than the end-of-season Giants-Padres series in 2001 in which Barry Bonds hit his 68th homer of the year while a .227-hitting, rapidly fossilizing Rickey Henderson staggered like a delirious marathoner toward 3,000 hits.
4
J. Michael Straczynski
I'm delirious with joy. It proves that if you confront the universe with good intentions in your heart, it will reflect that and reward your intent. Usually. It just doesn't always do it in the way you expect.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DELIRIOUS»

Discover the use of delirious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to delirious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Delirious
Charlie Giles watches his life slowly unravel as he becomes the prime suspect in the murders of his former employers, who are being picked off one by one, and, with nowhere else to turn, enlists the help of his schizophrenic brother to find ...
Daniel Palmer, 2011
2
Delirious: My Journey with the Band, a Growing Family, and ...
For seventeen years, Smith held the microphone for Delirious?—the mega-selling, Dove Award-winning, Grammy-nominated band that helped bring the modern worship movement into existence.
Martin Smith, Craig Borlase, 2011
3
Down and Delirious in Mexico City: The Aztec Metropolis in ...
In 2002, Daniel Hernandez traveled to Mexico City, searching for his cultural roots. He encountered a city both chaotic and intoxicating, both underdeveloped and hypermodern. In 2007, after quitting a job, he moved back.
Daniel Hernandez, 2011
4
Delirious: Songs from Cutting Edge
15 songs from the acclaimed 1998 double-disc release by one of the hottest groups on the contemporary Christian scene.
‎1998
5
The Delirious Museum: A Journey from the Louvre to Las Vegas
He encounters on his way the museum architecture of John Soane, Carlo Scarpa and Daniel Libeskind, the exhibitions of El Lissitsky and of Frederick Kiesler, and the work of artists as varied as Marcel Duchamp, Andy Warhol, Marcel ...
Calum Storrie, 2007
6
Delirious Delhi: Inside India's Incredible Capital
This book, all new, is Dave’s top-to-bottom account of a megacity he describes as simultaneously ecstatic, hallucinatory, feverish, and hugely energizing.
David Prager, 2013
7
Hepatitis C, Cured
Humans have an in-born desire to continue living, even when facing incredible odds. The author used this desire to fuel his determination to beat Hepatitis C. Learn what he did, and how he did it.
Johnny Delirious, 2008
8
Delirious Milton: The Fate of the Poet in Modernity
Reading Gordon Teskey's "Delirious Milton" was one of the most pleasurable experiences of my professional life.
Gordon Teskey, 2009
9
Delirious Summer, A ( Book #2): A Novel
Praise for Blackston's first book, Flabbergasted: "As charming as Bridget Jones's Diary."-Library Journal "Fun, lighthearted, and thoroughly enjoyable."-CCM magazine "One book you don't want to miss!
Ray Blackston, 2004
10
Delirious New York: A Retroactive Manifesto for Manhattan
Describes the effect of the overcrowding of Manhattan on the development of New York's architecture, and of the latter on the culture of the city, and argues that they are the results of a deliberate, if unexpressed, program
Rem Koolhaas, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DELIRIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term delirious is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Delirious Crusaders hoover up £0.5 million Euro jackpot
The Danske Bank Premiership champions blazed their way into the second qualifying round of the Champions League thanks to a 1-1 draw ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
The Delirium Is Real! Natalia Kills Thinks She Has A No. 1 Hit In The …
The British singer who was fired from “The X Factor New Zealand” earlier this year for verbally abuse a contestant is delirious, no kidding. «Music and Lyrics, Jul 15»
3
Why Philly's Mike Solomonov Is The Genius of Modern Jewish …
Each bite barely required chewing and left a halo of delirious, salty richness that saturated the whole palate. Accompaniments conspired to ... «Eater, Jul 15»
4
Teen Wolf: 9 questions I had after rewatching the original
Michael J Fox, his character delirious from victory, comes rushing towards your section of the stands to embrace someone. You're right there! «Den Of Geek, Jul 15»
5
El Salvador vs. Canada | Gold Cup Match Preview
... Ontario native score in a variety of ways in front of huge, delirious crowds down in Orlando. He will be the focal point of the Canadian attack. «MLSsoccer.com, Jul 15»
6
San Francisco Shooting Suspect Raises Immigration Questions
Reporter: Sanchez says he was delirious that afternoon on some kind of sleeping pills. He says he simply found a gun on a bench at the pier ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
7
A picture is worth 1600 words
Perfect opportunity for the Indians to just open the gates to let a few thousand delirious fans in to cheer, and they just blew it. Matthew Halko. «Waiting For Next Year, Jul 15»
8
World class day for U.S.A.
"I was on a mission today," Lloyd said in a press conference after getting the confetti shower with her delirious teammates. "I'm so proud and so ... «North Shore News, Jul 15»
9
For Union's Eric Bird, Women's World Cup trip unforgettable
The long trip was certainly well worth it, as Bird was one of 53,000 delirious fans that packed BC Place to watch the U.S. women's national team ... «Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Jul 15»
10
Udinese: Serie A alternative club guide
The federation eventually buckled and the man dubbed the “White Pele” signed for the Bianconeri, leaving thousands delirious. Landing such a ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Delirious [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/delirious>. May 2024 ».
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