majesty

Meaning

The quality of being impressive, great, dignified, powerful, sovereign, or any combination thereof.

Synonyms

dignity
B2
grandeur
C2
glory
B2
greatness
C1
magnificence
30k
loftiness
splendour
28k
blood royal
excellence
C2
royalty
C1
splendor
21k
stateliness
excellency
B2
highness
B2
royal family
sanctity
20k
nobility
C2
house
A1
🏠
aura
C2
pomp
25k
kingship
41k
awesome
A2
luxury
C1
authority
B2
magnitude
C2
might
A1
mightiness
ostentation
power
A1
pre-eminence
resplendence
resplendency

royal house

majestic lustre

splendidness
overlordship
augustness
sublime
C2
sublimeness
sublimity
dominion
C2

dignified manner

glamor
glamour
C2
director
A2
gorgeousness
grandiosity
charisma
C2
awesomeness
34k
height
B2
Translations

majesté
majestad
maestà
Majestät
majestade
majesteit
Hoheit

verhevenheid

statigheid

maiestas
eerwaarde
hoogheid
Exzellenz
Erhabenheit
Würde
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmæd͡ʒ.əs.ti/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
majeste
In summary

From Middle English majeste, mageste, from Old French majesté, from Latin maiestātem, (literally, "the quality of being greater”). Ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s (“great”) See mega-.

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