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gloriosity

gloriosity noun: gloriousness.

Noun

gloriosity (uncountable)

  1. (rare) gloriousness
    • Aeschylus was the second writer of ancient Greece whose humiliating death served as a text against poetic gloriosity. The familiar story of the eagle's dropping a turtle upon his head impressed many a critic and moralist […]1946, Studies in Philology, volume 43, page 216

Questions about gloriosity

What does gloriosity mean?
Gloriosity means gloriousness.
What part of speech is gloriosity?
Gloriosity is a noun.

Words near gloriosity in the dictionary

  1. glorioles
  2. gloriosa
  3. gloriosa daisies
  4. gloriosa daisy
  5. gloriosas
  6. gloriosity
  7. gloriosky
  8. glorioso
  9. gloriosos
  10. glorious
  11. Glorious Revolution

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