Greatness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

unusual largeness in size or extent or number

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːkbɪlz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈeɪtnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈeɪtnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːkbɪlz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

immenseness vastness enormousness grandness sizeableness illustriousness wideness immensity

Word Forms

great	adjective	of major significance or importance
illustrious	adjective	widely known and esteemed
enormous	adjective	extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; ; ; ; - Walter Lippman
grand	adjective	large and impressive in physical size or extent
immense	adjective	unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge
sizeable	adjective	fairly large
vast	adjective	unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - W.R.Inge
wide	adjective	very large in expanse or scope

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Größe

das Eigentum, das etwas oder jemand von herausragender Bedeutung oder herausragender Bedeutung besitzt

🇫🇷French

grandeur

la propriété possédée par quelque chose ou quelqu'un d'une importance ou d'une éminence exceptionnelle

🇪🇸Spanish

grandeza

la propiedad poseída por algo o alguien de destacada importancia o eminencia

🇮🇹Italian

grandezza

i beni posseduti da qualcosa o qualcuno di eccezionale importanza o eminenza

🇳🇱Dutch

grootheid

het eigendom van iets of iemand van uitzonderlijk belang of eminentie

🇵🇹Portuguese

grandeza

a propriedade possuída por algo ou alguém de notável importância ou eminência

🇷🇺Russian

величие

собственность, принадлежащая чему-либо или кому-либо, имеющему выдающуюся важность или выдающееся положение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

महानता

उत्कृष्ट महत्व या प्रतिष्ठा की किसी वस्तु या व्यक्ति के पास मौजूद संपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

মহানতা

সম্পত্তি কিছু বা অসামান্য গুরুত্ব বা বিশিষ্ট কারোর দখলে

🇮🇳Tamil

மகத்துவம்

ஏதாவது அல்லது சிறப்பான முக்கியத்துவம் அல்லது மேன்மையுள்ள ஒருவர் வைத்திருக்கும் சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

గొప్పతనం

ఏదైనా లేదా అత్యుత్తమ ప్రాముఖ్యత లేదా మహోన్నత వ్యక్తి కలిగి ఉన్న ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

महानता

काहीतरी किंवा उत्कृष्ट महत्त्वाच्या किंवा प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्तीकडे असलेली मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહાનતા

કંઈક અથવા ઉત્કૃષ્ટ મહત્વ અથવા પ્રતિષ્ઠિત વ્યક્તિ દ્વારા કબજે કરેલી મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿರಿಮೆ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಮಹೋನ್ನತ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠತೆ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മഹത്വം

എന്തെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ പ്രാധാന്യമോ മഹത്വമോ ഉള്ള ഒരാളുടെ സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਹਾਨਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਮਹੱਤਵ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਘੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਕੋਲ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

عظمت

کسی چیز یا کسی غیر معمولی اہمیت یا نامور کے پاس جائیداد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

伟大

具有突出重要性或显赫地位的某物或某人所拥有的财产

🇯🇵Japanese

偉大

傑出した重要性または著名性のある何かまたは誰かが所有する財産

🇰🇷Korean

위대

매우 중요하거나 탁월한 물건이나 사람이 소유한 재산

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vĩ đại

tài sản thuộc sở hữu của một cái gì đó hoặc ai đó có tầm quan trọng nổi bật hoặc xuất sắc

🇹🇭Thai

ความยิ่งใหญ่

ทรัพย์สินที่ครอบครองโดยบางสิ่งหรือบุคคลที่มีความสำคัญหรือโดดเด่นโดดเด่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebesaran

properti yang dimiliki oleh sesuatu atau seseorang yang sangat penting atau unggul

🇵🇭Filipino

kadakilaan

ang ari-arian na pag-aari ng isang bagay o isang taong may natatanging kahalagahan o kadakilaan

🇲🇾Malay

kehebatan

harta yang dimiliki oleh sesuatu atau seseorang yang mempunyai kepentingan atau keutamaan yang luar biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عظمة

الممتلكات التي يمتلكها شيء أو شخص ذو أهمية أو مكانة بارزة

🇮🇷Persian

عظمت

اموالی که چیزی یا شخصی دارای اهمیت یا برجسته است

🇹🇷Turkish

büyüklük

olağanüstü öneme sahip veya saygın bir şeyin veya birinin sahip olduğu mülk

🇮🇱Hebrew

גְדוּלָה

הרכוש שברשותו של משהו או מישהו בעל חשיבות או כבוד יוצאי דופן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'greatness'?

The primary meaning of 'greatness' is 'the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence'.

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Using 'greatness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'greatness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'greatness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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