Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being great.
- noun Great degree, amount, estimation, importance, or the like: as, greatness of genius or devotion; the greatness of a service or an enterprise.
- noun Elevation of rank or station; power; dignity; distinction; eminence.
- noun Self-esteem; arrogance.
- noun Moral elevation; magnanimity; nobleness: as, greatness of mind.
- noun Force; intensity: as, the greatness of sound, of heat, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state, condition, or quality of being great
- noun obsolete Pride; haughtiness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state, condition, or quality of being
great ; as, greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc. - noun obsolete : Pride; haughtiness.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number
- noun the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence
Etymologies
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Examples
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If this greatness is to be achieved, it can only be done by a united nation made up of people who know and respect each other.
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On the other hand, what we call greatness of mind is the object of another most of approbation, than superior understanding.
Human Nature and Other Sermons Joseph Butler 1722
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Eleven score and thirteen years ago, a document was signed - it demanded greatness from a people and a place.
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It stems from a misguided perception that greatness is bestowed at birth and pours out onto the page like water, perfectly formed and written.
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His greatness is also in the fact that he knew how to present Christianity to a wide public, made up of Christians and secular people.
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Seattle Girls 'School and High Tech High are proof that learning greatness is possible, and can be successful.
edu-urgency? 2009
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If anything, the greatness is more obvious because it's not all dressed up in some slick package.
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It would tell us that the celebration of national greatness is the celebration of our technological capacity to kill.
The Disparity Between our Perceptions and our Actions : Law is Cool 2009
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Eleven score and thirteen years ago, a document was signed - it demanded greatness from a people and a place.
Creativity 2010
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This country whose capacity for greatness is limitless cannot possibly also be the one that contains the most evil and socially-divergent people, can it?
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