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Immensity vs Greatness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between immensity and greatness

is that immensity is the state or characteristic of being immense while greatness is the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.

immensity

English

Noun

(immensities)
  • The state or characteristic of being immense.
  • An immense object.

    • Derived terms

    * temple of immensity

    greatness

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

  • The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.
    • Some are born great, some achieve greatness''', and some have '''greatness thrust upon 'em. — Shakespeare
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=June 29 , author=Kevin Mitchell , title=Roger Federer back from Wimbledon 2012 brink to beat Julien Benneteau , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=He showed his greatness when it mattered, but his occasional weakness too. All of a sudden there is doubt about his chances, after a seamless start. He has a lot to prove now, even if he will be buoyed by his effort. }}
  • (obsolete): Pride; haughtiness.
    • It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships. — .

    See also

    * magnum opus * genius

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