Synonyms for greatness
great·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. greatness, illustriousnessnoun

   the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

   Synonyms:
   vastness, illustriousness, immenseness, wideness, sizeableness, grandness, immensity, enormousness

2. enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, widenessnoun

   unusual largeness in size or extent or number

   Synonyms:
   wideness, vastness, richness, splendor, enormousness, sizeableness, impressiveness, magnificence, immensity, grandness, splendour, grandeur, brilliance, importance, broadness, illustriousness, immenseness

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1. • Importance
   • Largeness

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. greatnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   largeness, magnitude, size, bulk, dimensions

2. greatnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   high degree

3. greatnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   distinction, eminence, elevation, fame, renown

4. greatnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   dignity, augustness, majesty, sublimity

5. greatnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   magnanimity, generosity, nobleness, disinterestedness, chivalrous spirit

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1. List of paraphrases for "greatness":

   grandeur, magnitude, size, nobility, scale

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1. William Hazlitt, on the Pleasure of Hating:

   Greatness is great power, producing great effects. It is not enough that a man has great power in himself, he must shew it to all the world in a way that cannot be hid or gainsaid.

2. Frederick Douglass:

   Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.

3. Oliver Wendell Holmes:

   Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind, and somtimes agaisnt it - but sail we must. And not drift, nor lie at anchor.

4. Mary Bertone:

   The abuse of greatness is when it disjoins remorse from power.

5. Richard Nixon:

   True greatness comes not when things go always good for you; but true greatness comes when you are really tested, when you have taken some knocks, faced some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you have been in the deepest valley, can you ever know how magnificent it is to be atop the highest mountain.