Greatness vs Majesty - What's the difference?
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The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.
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(obsolete): Pride; haughtiness.
The quality of being impressive and great
As nouns the difference between greatness and majesty
is that greatness is the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc while majesty is the quality of being impressive and great.As a pronoun Majesty is
a term of address for royalty and imperiality.greatness
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
- Some are born great, some achieve greatness''', and some have '''greatness thrust upon 'em. — Shakespeare
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- It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships. — .
See also
* magnum opus * geniusAnagrams
* *majesty
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Alternative forms
* majestie (archaic) * (l) (obsolete contraction)Noun
(majesties)- the majesty of the Great Pyramids