majesty
The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any…The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof.
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» He carries himself with the majesty of a king.
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof.
the majesty of the Great Pyramids
Majestät
вели́чествоvelíčestvo
- impressiveness in scale or proportion
Examples
47 sentencesHe carries himself with the majesty of a king.
Whoever was once a king never loses his majesty.
The mountains stood in silent, ageless majesty beneath the stars.
They don't understand each other well, nor do majesty and love live together.
In all her pompous majesty, carried on the shoulders of the entire football team, stood the de facto queen of the school.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English majeste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin maiestātem, (litFrom Middle English majeste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin maiestātem, (literally, "the quality of being greater”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”) See mega-.
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Forms
plural: majestiesSynonyms
2 synonyms- impressiveness in scale or proportion:statelinessloftiness
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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