"legendary" meaning in English

See legendary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/ [US], /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ən.dɹi/ [UK], /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ən.də.ɹi/ [UK] Audio: en-us-legendary.ogg Forms: more legendary [comparative], most legendary [superlative]
Etymology: From legend + -ary; from Medieval Latin legendārius. Earlier it was a noun meaning "a collection of legends" (1510s) (Medieval Latin legendārium, Old French legendier), from Latin legenda. In English, both the noun and the adjective first appeared in the 16th century. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|legend|ary}} legend + -ary, {{der|en|ML.|legendārius}} Medieval Latin legendārius, {{der|en|ML.|legendārium}} Medieval Latin legendārium, {{cog|fro|legendier}} Old French legendier, {{der|en|la|legenda}} Latin legenda Head templates: {{en-adj}} legendary (comparative more legendary, superlative most legendary)
  1. Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends.
    Sense id: en-legendary-en-adj---aZDf~w Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 13 13 12 4 19 15 23
  2. Appearing (solely) in legends.
    Sense id: en-legendary-en-adj-vhMyNhA0 Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 13 13 12 4 19 15 23
  3. Having the splendor of a legend; fabled. Translations (of or pertaining to a legend): أُسْطُورِيّ (ʔusṭūriyy) (Arabic), առասպելական (aṙaspelakan) (Armenian), llexendariu (Asturian), əfsanəvi (Azerbaijani), легенда́рны (ljehjendárny) (Belarusian), легендарен (legendaren) (Bulgarian), llegendari (Catalan), legendariu (Corsican), ligendariu (Corsican), legendární (Czech), legendarisk (Danish), legendarisch (Dutch), legenda (Esperanto), legendaarinen (Finnish), légendaire (French), lezendari (Friulian), lendario [masculine] (Galician), ლეგენდარული (legendaruli) (Georgian), legendär (German), θρυλικός (thrylikós) (Greek), पौराणिक (paurāṇik) (Hindi), legendás (Hungarian), legendaris (Indonesian), finscéalach (Irish), leggendario (Italian), 伝説上の (densetsujō no) (Japanese), fabularis (Latin), leģendārs (Latvian), legendarisk (Norwegian Bokmål), legendarisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), legendarny (Polish), lendário (Portuguese), legendário (Portuguese), mítico (Portuguese), legendar (Romanian), mitic (Romanian), легенда́рный (legendárnyj) (Russian), lȅgendāran (Serbo-Croatian), legendario (Spanish), leyendario (Spanish), -a kihekaya (Swahili), legendarisk (Swedish), pang-alamat (Tagalog), maalamat (Tagalog), efsanevi (Turkish), destansı (Turkish), легенда́рний (lehendárnyj) (Ukrainian), chwedlonol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-legendary-en-adj-XgrLmj8u Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 13 13 12 4 19 15 23 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to a legend': 38 10 50 2
  4. Having unimaginable greatness; excellent to such an extent to evoke stories.
    Sense id: en-legendary-en-adj-jH6jlPMj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: semi-legendary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənˌdɛɹ.i/ [US], /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ən.dɹi/ [UK], /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ən.də.ɹi/ [UK] Audio: en-us-legendary.ogg Forms: legendaries [plural]
Etymology: From legend + -ary; from Medieval Latin legendārius. Earlier it was a noun meaning "a collection of legends" (1510s) (Medieval Latin legendārium, Old French legendier), from Latin legenda. In English, both the noun and the adjective first appeared in the 16th century. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|legend|ary}} legend + -ary, {{der|en|ML.|legendārius}} Medieval Latin legendārius, {{der|en|ML.|legendārium}} Medieval Latin legendārium, {{cog|fro|legendier}} Old French legendier, {{der|en|la|legenda}} Latin legenda Head templates: {{en-noun}} legendary (plural legendaries)
  1. (obsolete) A collection of legends, in particular of lives of saints. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: legendarium
    Sense id: en-legendary-en-noun-PgOpDOxh Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 13 13 12 4 19 15 23
  2. (obsolete) One who relates legends. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-legendary-en-noun-rpFs-sjv Categories (other): Terms with Georgian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 13 13 12 4 19 15 23
  3. (Pokémon) A legendary Pokémon. Categories (topical): Pokémon
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "lang": "Latvian",
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          "code": "pt",
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          "_dis1": "38 10 50 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
          "word": "leyendario"
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          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
          "word": "-a kihekaya"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
          "word": "maalamat"
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          "word": "destansı"
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          "word": "легенда́рний"
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          "text": "And it was a fitting victory for Liverpool as Anfield celebrated the 100th anniversary of the birth of their legendary Scottish manager Bill Shankly.",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
      "word": "-a kihekaya"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
      "word": "destansı"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
      "word": "легенда́рний"
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to a legend",
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        "(Pokémon) A legendary Pokémon."
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