majesty

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

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... grandeur dignity splendor stateliness magnificence nobility sovereignty

Opposites

humilitylowlinessmeanness

Word family

Forms majestying

Derived forms majestic

Related forms majestic major magnitude

Simplified etymology

Majesty entered English in the Middle English period and belongs to the same Latin word family as major, from Latin major ‘greater’ and ultimately magnus ‘great’.

Etymology

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

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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