Standard Lemma guide

victorious

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/
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  • rhymes with -ɔːɹiəs
  • CMU ARPABET: V IH0 K T AO1 R IY0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or expressing a sense of victory or triumph.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The team were met with a victorious cheer.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winning, triumphant

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

experiencing triumph

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: triumphant

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having won

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the victorious entry
  • the winning team

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: winning

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin victōriōsus, from victōria (“victory”), from victor (“conqueror”). Displaced native Old English siġefæst.

Across languages

Translations

80 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُنْتَصِر (muntaṣir) — being the winner
  • Arabic: مُظَفَّر (muẓaffar) — being the winner
  • Armenian: հաղթական (haġtʻakan) — being the winner
  • Armenian: հաղթանակած (haġtʻanakac) — being the winner
  • Asturian: victoriosu — being the winner
  • Azerbaijani: qalib — being the winner
  • Basque: garaile — being the winner
  • Bulgarian: победен (pobeden) — being the winner
  • Catalan: victoriós — being the winner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勝利的 /胜利的 (shènglì de) — being the winner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戰勝的 /战胜的 (zhànshèng de) — being the winner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 獲勝的 /获胜的 (huòshèng de) — being the winner
  • Czech: vítězný — being the winner
  • Danish: sejrrig — being the winner
  • Dutch: zegerijk — being the winner
  • Esperanto: venkinta — being the winner
  • Faroese: vinnandi — being the winner
  • Faroese: sigrandi — being the winner
  • Finnish: voittoisa — being the winner
  • French: victorieux — being the winner
  • Galician: victorioso — being the winner
  • Georgian: გამარჯვებული (gamarǯvebuli) — being the winner
  • Georgian: ძლევამოსილი (ʒlevamosili) — being the winner
  • German: siegreich — being the winner
  • German: obsiegend — being the winner
  • German: Sieger- — being the winner
  • German: Sieges- — being the winner
  • Greek: νικηφόρος (nikifóros) — being the winner
  • Ancient Greek: νῑκηφόρος (nīkēphóros) — being the winner
  • Hebrew: עטור בניצחון (atúr benitsakhón) — being the winner
  • Hindi: विजेता (vijetā) — being the winner
  • Hungarian: győztes — being the winner
  • Irish: áitheasach — being the winner
  • Italian: vittorioso — being the winner
  • Khmer: វិជយិន (vicĕəʼyɨn) — being the winner
  • Latin: victoriosus — being the winner
  • Latin: victor — being the winner
  • Occitan: victoriós — being the winner
  • Old English: siġefæst — being the winner
  • Persian: پیروز (piruz) — being the winner
  • Persian: چیره (čire) — being the winner
  • Polish: zwycięski — being the winner
  • Portuguese: vitorioso — being the winner
  • Romanian: victorios — being the winner
  • Russian: победи́вший (pobedívšij) — being the winner
  • Spanish: victorioso — being the winner
  • Tagalog: matagumpay — being the winner
  • Turkish: utkulu — being the winner
  • Turkish: muzaffer — being the winner
  • Turkish: galip — being the winner
  • Ukrainian: перемо́жний (peremóžnyj) — being the winner
  • Welsh: buddugol — being the winner
  • Arabic: اِنْتِصَارِيّ (intiṣāriyy) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Armenian: հաղթական (haġtʻakan) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Belarusian: перамо́жны (pjeramóžny) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Bulgarian: победоно́сен (pobedonósen) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Chinese Mandarin: 勝利的 /胜利的 (shènglì de) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凱旋的 /凯旋的 (kǎixuán de) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Czech: vítězný — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Danish: triumferende — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Faroese: sigursælur — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Finnish: voitonriemuinen — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Galician: victorioso — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Georgian: გამარჯვებული (gamarǯvebuli) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Georgian: ძლევამოსილი (ʒlevamosili) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • German: triumphierend — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • German: triumphal — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • German: siegesstrahlend — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • German: Sieges- — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Hindi: विजय (vijay) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Irish: áitheasach — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Polish: zwycięski — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Russian: победоно́сный (pobedonósnyj) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Russian: побе́дный (pobédnyj) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Slovak: víťazný — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Ukrainian: перемо́жний (peremóžnyj) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Ukrainian: звитя́жний (zvytjážnyj) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Ukrainian: побі́дний (pobídnyj) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Ukrainian: побідоно́сний (pobidonósnyj) — of or expressing a sense of victory
  • Volapük: vikodik — of or expressing a sense of victory
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