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.
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/vɪkˈtɔːɹiəs/
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rhymes with -ɔːɹiəs
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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