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Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
Ambrose Bierce

Meaning of "inglorious" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INGLORIOUS

inglorious  [ɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INGLORIOUS

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

WHAT DOES INGLORIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inglorious in the English dictionary

The definition of inglorious in the dictionary is without courage or glory; dishonourable, shameful, or disgraceful. Other definition of inglorious is unknown or obscure.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INGLORIOUS


accessorius
ˌæksɛsˈɔːrɪəs
arboreous
ɑːˈbɔːrɪəs
aureus
ˈɔːrɪəs
Boreas
ˈbɔːrɪəs
censorious
sɛnˈsɔːrɪəs
demeritorious
diːˌmerɪˈtɔːrɪəs
glorious
ˈɡlɔːrɪəs
laborious
ləˈbɔːrɪəs
meritorious
ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəs
Nestorius
nɛˈstɔːrɪəs
notorious
nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs
Pretorius
prɪˈtɔːrɪəs
saltatorious
ˌsæltəˈtɔːrɪəs
sartorius
sɑːˈtɔːrɪəs
scorious
ˈskɔːrɪəs
Sertorius
sɜːˈtɔːrɪəs
uproarious
ʌpˈrɔːrɪəs
uxorious
ʌkˈsɔːrɪəs
vainglorious
ˌveɪnˈɡlɔːrɪəs
victorious
vɪkˈtɔːrɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INGLORIOUS

ingesta
ingestible
ingestion
ingestive
ingine
ingle
Ingleborough
inglenook
inglenook fireplace
inglobe
ingloriously
ingloriousness
ingluvial
ingluvies
ingo
ingoing
Ingolstadt
ingot
ingot iron
ingraft

WORDS THAT END LIKE INGLORIOUS

bi-curious
carious
curious
deleterious
delicious
delirious
furious
gregarious
hilarious
illustrious
industrious
injurious
lugubrious
luxurious
mysterious
nefarious
precarious
serious
spurious
various
vicarious

Synonyms and antonyms of inglorious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INGLORIOUS»

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

Translation of «inglorious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INGLORIOUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

不光彩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin gloria
570 millions of speakers

English

inglorious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लज्जाजनक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شائن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бесславно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inglória
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গৌরবহীন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

peu glorieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unrühmlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不名誉な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불명예스러운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inglorious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không vẻ vang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लबाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şerefsiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inglorioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niechlubny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безславно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipsit de glorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άδοξο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roemlose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

snöpligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Inglorious
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inglorious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INGLORIOUS»

The term «inglorious» is regularly used and occupies the 77.216 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INGLORIOUS» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «INGLORIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inglorious.
1
Ambrose Bierce
Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.
2
Napoleon Bonaparte
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.
3
Michel de Montaigne
I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man's estate.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INGLORIOUS»

Discover the use of inglorious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inglorious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inglorious
Rosa Lane is a fashionable journalist in her thirties, already the picture of London achievement.
Joanna Kavenna, 2010
2
The Inglorious Arts of Peace: Exhibitions in Canadian ...
The Inglorious Arts of Peace is the first comprehensive look at the history of these cultural extravaganzas in Canada.
Elsbeth Heaman, 1999
3
Inglorious Disarray: Europe, Israel and the Palestinians ...
" Inglorious Disarray examines the disconnect between European rhetoric and action on the Middle East, tracing the power's confused and frequently frustrating involvement over the past half century.
Rory Miller, 2011
4
An Inglorious Columbus
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Edward P Vining, 2012
5
The Choice; A Dialogue Treating of Mute Inglorious Art
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Andrew Beaumont Robertson, 2008
6
The Inglorious Revolution: The Subversion of the English ...
With an increasing number of politicians calling for a referendum on EU membership, Batten sketches in the background to the issue and explains the legal and constitutional steps necessary for Britain to leave the European Union.
Gerard Batten, Pavel Stroilov, 2013
7
The Inglorious Dead
A long hot summer in the west of Scotland sees temperatures rising higher than usual throughout the traditional marching season.
Tony Black, 2014
8
Inglorious Rebellion: The Jacobite Risings of 1708, 1716 And ...
He excels at brief, vivid character sketches . . . recreated atmosphere so convincingly that this books grips like the best sort of thriller' Irish Times ' . . . far the best written book I've read for ages' Nancy Mitford
Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson, 2011
9
The Choice: A Dialogue Treating of Mute Inglorious Art (1911)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Robert Douglas, 2010
10
Divine Right: The Inglorious Survival of British Royalty
In his compelling history of the modern British monarchy, Richard Tomlinson reveals how this strange and mediocre royal family's troubles began long before the annus horribilis, and why - against all odds - they escaped the fate of their ...
Richard Tomlinson, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INGLORIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inglorious is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sanitation Worker Challenges Whole Foods and Walmart to Stop …
Through its “inglorious fruits and vegetables” campaign, the French grocer turned a profit selling unattractive produce at a discount. Intermarché ... «TakePart, Jul 15»
2
Tariq Ali · Diary · LRB 30 July 2015 - London Review of Books
It has been an inglorious six months. The young people who voted for Syriza in large numbers and who went out and campaigned ... «London Review of Books, Jul 15»
3
How Paper Towns Could Propel Cara Delevingne From Model to …
... in the National Treasure films. She went on to star in Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds and currently appears in FX's The Bridge. «TIME, Jul 15»
4
Furious 4 is no more, became Battleborn says Pitchford - PC Gamer
Remember Brothers In Arms: Furious 4? It was Gearbox's Inglorious Basterdsy four-player co-op game that caused a moderate stink when it ... «PC Gamer, Jul 15»
5
South Korean Media's Anti-Semitism Problem | The Diplomat
... from the U.S. government. South Korea's media has an inglorious history of unapologetically stoking racial prejudice with few consequences. «The Diplomat, Jul 15»
6
Graveyard of the Gulf - Columnists - Cape Breton Post
It seemed to be a rather inglorious end to a very unique part of our local maritime history. Then, almost 30 years after it was moved, the St. Paul ... «Cape Breton Post, Jul 15»
7
'Fair spray' inspires Fraser - Golf Australia
He knew the cut looked like being even par and gave himself a “fair old spray” walking off the green for being in that inglorious position. «Golf Australia, Jul 15»
8
allAfrica.com: Nigeria: Bomb Blasts Hit Gombe Market, Kill 46
Iwuagwu — The spates of bomb blasts by the inglorious sect, Boko Haram, seem not in a hurry to abate, as the insurgents again dealt a ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Conservative is a Slur in Faithless FrancisVatican | PewSitter.com
The end of May Sanchez Sorondo gave an inglorious interview in which he meant to identify the causes for the global children's killings by ... «Pewsitter, Jul 15»
10
The Trouble with Women in the Church (Leaving Evangelicalism #6)
But I use that now, I hope, to redouble my efforts to encourage you women who desire to follow Jesus into the often inglorious, sometimes ... «Patheos, Jul 15»

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