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Meaning of greatness | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈɡɹeɪtnəs

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca böyüklük
Български величие
Čeština velikost
Dansk storhed
Ελληνικά μεγαλείο
Español grandeza
Eesti suurus
Français grandeur
Gàidhlig meudachd
עברית גודל
Magyar nagyság
Հայերեն մեծություն
Bahasa Indonesia fadilat kebesaran kejayaan
Íslenska stærð
Italiano grandezza
日本語 グレート 大きいこと 巨大
ქართული სიდიადე
Қазақша ұлылық
한국어 마하 위대
Kurdî azamet
Кыргызча улуулук
Te Reo Māori rahi
Nederlands grootheid grootte
Português grandeza
Română grandoare măreție mărime mărire
Русский величие
Slovenčina veľkosť
Slovenščina veličina
Shqip madhështi
Svenska höghet storhet
తెలుగు గొప్పతనం
Türkçe azamet büyüklük ululuk yücelik

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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