greatness

great  (grt)

adj. great·er, great·est

1. Very large in size.

2. Larger in size than others of the same kind.

3. Large in quantity or number: A great throng awaited us. See Synonyms at large.

4. Extensive in time or distance: a great delay.

5. Remarkable or outstanding in magnitude, degree, or extent: a great crisis.

6. Of outstanding significance or importance: a great work of art.

7. Chief or principal: the great house on the estate.

8. Superior in quality or character; noble: "For he was great, ere fortune made him so" (John Dryden).

9. Powerful; influential: one of the great nations of the West.

10. Eminent; distinguished: a great leader.

11. Grand; aristocratic.

12. Informal Enthusiastic: a great lover of music.

13. Informal Very skillful: great at algebra.

14. Informal Very good; first-rate: We had a great time at the dance.

15. Being one generation removed from the relative specified. Often used in combination: a great-granddaughter.

16. Archaic Pregnant.

n.

1. pl. greats or great One that is great: a composer considered among the greats.

2. Music

a. A division of most pipe organs, usually containing the most powerful ranks of pipes.

b. A similar division of other organs.

adv. Informal

Very well: got along great with the teacher.

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[Middle English grete, from Old English grat, thick, coarse.]

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greatly adv.

greatness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	greatness - the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence illustriousness importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"
	2.	greatness - unusual largeness in size or extent or number immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, enormousness, grandness, wideness bigness, largeness - the property of having a relatively great size enormity - vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task"

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greatness

noun 1. grandeur, glory, majesty, splendour, power, pomp, magnificence

2. fame, glory, celebrity, distinction, eminence, note, lustre, renown, illustriousness

Translations

greatness [ˈgreɪtnɪs] n → grandeza

greatness [ˈgreɪtnɪs] n → grandeur f

greatness [ˈgreɪtnɪs] great n → Bedeutung f

greatness [ˈgreɪtnɪs] n → grandezza