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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.
    countable, obsolete, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية العظمة عظمة كبر
Azərbaycanca böyüklük
Български величие
Čeština velikost
Dansk storhed
Deutsch Größe
Ελληνικά μεγαλείο
Español grandeza
Eesti suurus
Suomi suuruus
Français grandeur
Gàidhlig meudachd
Magyar nagyság
Հայերեն մեծություն
Íslenska stærð
Italiano grandezza
日本語 大きいこと
ქართული სიდიადე
Қазақша ұлылық
한국어
Kurdî azamet
Кыргызча улуулук
Latina magnitūdō
Latviešu lieliskums lielums
Nederlands grootheid grootte
Polski wielkość
Português grandeza
Română grandoare măreție mărime mărire
Русский величие
Slovenčina veľkosť
Slovenščina veličina
Shqip madhështi
Svenska storhet
తెలుగు గొప్పతనం
Türkçe azamet büyüklük
Українська велич величність

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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