Meaning of GREATNESS
| Pronunciation: | | gr'eytnus
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- [n] unusual largeness in size or extent
- [n] the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance
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| | Synonyms: | | enormousness, grandness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness |
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| | See Also: | | bigness, enormity, importance, largeness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Great"ness\, n. [AS. gre['a]tnes.]
1. The state, condition, or quality of being great; as,
greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.
2. Pride; haughtiness. [Obs.]
It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not
aboard your ships. --Bacon.
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