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Majestic vs Monumental - What's the difference?

majestic | monumental |

As adjectives the difference between majestic and monumental

is that majestic is having qualities of splendor or royalty while monumental is in the manner of a monument.

majestic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having qualities of splendor or royalty.
    • Ye gods, it doth amaze me,
    A man of such a feeble temper should
    So get the start of the majestic world,
    And bear the palm alone.

    monumental

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In the manner of a monument.
  • Large, grand and imposing. Fitting to be a monument to someone or something.
  • Taking a great amount of time and effort to complete.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
    • , author= , title=Well-connected Brains , volume=100, issue=2, page=171 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work.}}
    "a monumental task"