majesty

maj·es·ty

noun \ˈma-jə-stē\

plural maj·es·ties

Definition of MAJESTY

1

: sovereign power, authority, or dignity

2

—used in addressing or referring to reigning sovereigns and their consorts <Your Majesty> <Her Majesty's Government>

3

a : royal bearing or aspect : grandeur b : greatness or splendor of quality or character

Examples of MAJESTY

1. the majesty of the mountains
2. <even as a child, the princess possessed a certain majesty that would later serve her well>

Origin of MAJESTY

Middle English maieste, from Anglo-French majesté, from Latin majestat-, majestas; akin to Latin major greater

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to MAJESTY

Synonyms: augustness, kingliness, royalty, stateliness

Antonyms: gracelessness, inelegance

Related Words: high-mindedness, magnanimity, nobility, nobleness; haughtiness, lordliness, pomposity, pompousness; dignity, poise; gloriousness, grandeur, grandness, greatness, impressiveness, magnificence, resplendence, resplendency, splendidness, splendor; class, elegance, grace

Near Antonyms: coarseness, crudeness, flamboyance, flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, grotesqueness, grotesquerie (also grotesquery), kitsch, tastelessness, tawdriness, vulgarity

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