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greatness

noun
/ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/

Etymology

From Middle English gretnesse, gretnes, greetnesse, from Old English grēatnes. Equivalent to great + -ness.

  1. inherited from grēatnes
  2. inherited from gretnesse

Definitions

  1. The state, condition, or quality of being great

    • Due to the greatness of his size, he was an effective bodyguard.
    • greatness of mind
    • Mal. Some are borne great... Some atcheeue greatnesse... And some haue greatnesse thrust vpon them.

  2. Pride

    Pride; haughtiness.

    • It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships.

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Derived

overgreatness

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for greatness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA