Greatness
['greɪtnɪs] or ['gretnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence.
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Definition
(n.) The state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.
(n.) Pride; haughtiness.
Editor: Margaret
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Largeness, magnitude, size, bulk, dimensions.[2]. High degree.[3]. Distinction, eminence, elevation, fame, renown.[4]. Dignity, augustness, majesty, sublimity.[5]. Magnanimity, generosity, nobleness, disinterestedness, chivalrous spirit.
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Examples
- This Ph?nician alliance sustained him, and was the essential element in the greatness of his son Solomon. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He stood on the hearth of Aufidius's hall, facing the image of greatness fallen, but greater than ever in that low estate. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Upstart greatness is everywhere less respected than ancient greatness. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- And to this day the stone remains, an illegible monument of Mr. Pickwick's greatness, and a lasting trophy to the littleness of his enemies. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Both he and his illusory greatness were the results of the matrimonial statecraft of his grandfather, the Emperor Maximilian I (born 1459, died 1519). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- China, Tibet, and even India, though it has left his doctrine, preserve the tradition of his greatness. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It might be injudicious to gauge the greatness of a man by the number of his callers or his letters; but they are at least an indication of the degree to which he interests the world. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I can understand that you should exult in Robert's greatness and goodness; so do I, in one sense, but in another I feel _so_ miserable. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He seems to feel his own worth, and the greatness of his fall. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- His brother's greatness, wealth, freedom, and grandeur, pleased him without any reference to himself. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It is let off in sets of chambers now, and in those shrunken fragments of its greatness, lawyers lie like maggots in nuts. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But Genoa's greatness has degenerated into an unostentatious commerce in velvets and silver filagree-work. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The reasoning is perilously like that of the gifted lady amateur who expects to achieve greatness by imitating the paint box and palette, oils and canvases of an artist. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But is greatness that? H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He felt the greatness and goodness of his purpose so sincerely: others who heard him plead for it, could not but feel it too. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- So does a whole world, with all its greatnesses and littlenesses, lie in a twinkling star. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
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