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greatness

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈɡɹeɪtnəs

Definitions

  1. The state, condition, or quality of being great
  2. : Pride; haughtiness
  3. Pride; haughtiness.

Equivalents

Españolgrandeza
Françaisgrandeur
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Azərbaycan diliböyüklük
Българскивеличие
Češtinavelikost
Danskstorhed
Ελληνικάμεγαλείο
Eestisuurus
Gàidhligmeudachd
עבריתגודל
Magyarnagyság
Հայերենմեծություն
Bahasa Indonesiafadilatkebesarankejayaan
Íslenskastærð
Italianograndezza
ქართულისიდიადე
Қазақ тіліұлылық
Kurdîazamet
Кыргызчаулуулук
Te Reo Māorirahi
Portuguêsgrandeza
Русскийвеличие
Slovenčinaveľkosť
Slovenščinaveličina
తెలుగుగొప్పతనం

Examples

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.”
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.”
“He showed his greatness when it mattered, but his occasional weakness too.”
“It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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