greatness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- grātʹnəs
- (US) audio
- /ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/
Etymology
From Middle English gretnesse, gretnes, greetnesse, from Old English grēatnes. Equivalent to great + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state, condition, or quality of being great
He showed his greatness when it mattered, but his occasional weakness too.
2012 June 29, Kevin Mitchell, “Roger Federer Back from Wimbledon 2012 Brink to Beat Julien Benneteau”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Nov 2016:Until then I had felt that what a great writer I was had been carefully kept secret between myself and my wife and only those people we knew well enough to speak to. I was glad Scott had come to the same happy conclusion as to this possible greatness, but I was also glad he was beginning to run out of his speech.
1964, Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC, page 147:Due to the greatness of his size, he was an effective bodyguard.
greatness of mind
Mal. Some are borne great... Some atcheeue greatnesse... And some haue greatnesse thrust vpon them.
c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iv]:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Pride; haughtiness.
It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| greatnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (92)
ja 大きいこと (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · hi अज़मत (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · lv lielums (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · fi suuruus (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · te గొప్పతనం (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · de Größe (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ko 큼 (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · hy մեծություն (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · crh ululıq (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · sl veličina (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · hu nagyság (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ar كِبَر (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · et suurus (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ota عظمت (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · az böyüklük (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ru вели́чие (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · uz ulugʻlik (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ur عَظْمَت (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · lt didybė (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · udm бадӟымлык (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ps عظمت (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ur عَظَمَت (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ro mărime (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · be вялі́касць (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · fa-ira عَظَمَت (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ro măreție (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · pt grandeza (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · tr azamet (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · mk вели́чина (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · sq madhështi (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · uk вели́чність (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · nl grootte (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · sh величѝна (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · uz buyuklik (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · nl grootheid (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ar عَظَمَة (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · cs velikost (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · prs بُزُرْگِی (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · it grandezza (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · tt олуглык (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · fr grandeur (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · prs عَظَمَت (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · da storhed (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · kk ұлылық (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · xag 𐔱𐕈𐔿𐔼𐕒𐕡𐕎 (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · az əzəmət (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · tg азамат (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · es grandeza (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · la magnitudo (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · sh veličìna (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · cmn 偉大 /伟大 (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · hi बड़ाई (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · be ве́ліч (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · hi अजमत (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ro mărire (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · kmr mezinahî (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · grc μέγεθος (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ckb گەورەیی (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · uk вели́ччя (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · arz عظمة (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · tg бузургӣ (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · sk veľkosť (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · lv lieliskums (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · mk вели́чие (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · gd meudachd (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · udm быдӟымлык (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · fa-ira بُزُرْگی (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ota بیوكلك (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ro grandoare (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · tr büyüklük (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · hi महिमा (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · sa महस् (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ka სიდიადე (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · pl wielkość (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · is stærð (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ur بَڑائِی (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · uk ве́лич (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · th ความยิ่งใหญ่ (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · hi बड़प्पन (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · yue 偉大 /伟大 (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · hi महानता (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · be вялі́касьць (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · bg вели́чие (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · uk вели́кість (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · got 𐌼𐌹𐌺𐌹𐌻𐌳𐌿𐌸𐍃 (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ky улуулук (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · vi sự to lớn (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · sv storhet (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · mk вели́чавост (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · el μεγαλείο (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · ota كبر (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc) · nb storhet (the state, condition, or quality of being great; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc)