Entry Word: majesty

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a dignified bearing or appearance befitting royalty <even as a child, the princess possessed a certain majesty that would later serve her well>

Synonyms augustness, stateliness

Related Words high-mindedness, magnanimity, nobility; haughtiness, lordliness, pompousness; dignity, poise; grandeur, grandness, greatness, impressiveness, magnificence, resplendence, splendor

2 dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style <the bishop carries himself with an impressive majesty> — see elegance
3 impressiveness of beauty on a large scale <the majesty of the Roman Colosseum is breathtaking> — see magnificence