gloriole
French, noun/ɡlɔ.ʁjɔl/
gloriole is spelled G-L-O-R-I-O-L-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written French, the 113,280th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gloriole is a French feminine noun meaning “vainglory derived from small things” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Vaine gloire que l’on tire de petites choses”.
What does gloriole mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininevainglory derived from small things
Être sensible à la gloriole.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vaine gloire que l’on tire de petites choses.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gloriole
- glorioles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gloriole?
- /ɡlɔ.ʁjɔl/
- \ɡlɔ.ʁjɔl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gloriole
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gloriole in French?
gloriole appears about once in every 12 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).