majesty C2+ Topic:Ethics & Social Judgment US /ˈmædʒɪsti/ UK /ˈmædʒɪsti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun impressive dignity or grandeur; a title for a sovereign The mountains rose in silent majesty. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · impressive dignity or... grandeurdignitysplendorstatelinessmagnificencenobilitysovereignty ↔ Opposites humilitylowlinessmeanness Word family Forms majestying Derived forms majestic Related forms majesticmajormagnitude Etymology AI details From Old French majeste, from Latin maiestas ('greatness, dignity, grandeur'), from a root related to maior ('greater'), comparative of magnus ('great'). maiestas Latin maior Latin *meg- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Ethics & Social Judgment Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # majesty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmædʒɪsti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmædʒɪsti/ ## Meanings 1. impressive dignity or grandeur; a title for a sovereign ## Examples - The mountains rose in silent majesty. ## Synonyms - grandeur - dignity - splendor - stateliness - magnificence - nobility - sovereignty ## Antonyms - humility - lowliness - meanness ## Derived Forms - majestic ## Related Forms - majestic - major - magnitude ## Roots and Affixes - Root: maiestas - Root: maior - Root: *meg- ## Etymology From Old French majeste, from Latin maiestas ('greatness, dignity, grandeur'), from a root related to maior ('greater'), comparative of magnus ('great'). ## AI Etymology Majesty comes from Old French majeste, from Latin maiestas ('greatness, dignity, grandeur'), from a root related to maior ('greater'), comparative of magnus ('great'). The etymological trail includes Latin maiestas, Latin maior, Proto-Indo-European *meg-. The same word family includes majestic, major, magnitude. Its current noun use means "impressive dignity or grandeur; a title for a sovereign". ## Topics - Ethics & Social Judgment - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown