augustness
Quality of greatness
Augustness is the quality of being august—dignified, majestic, or inspiring reverence.
The word describes the imposing grandeur of institutions, persons, or settings: the augustness of the Supreme Court chamber, an augustness befitting royalty.
It suggests solemnity and weight rather than mere elegance.
Impressive, striking beauty
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
pomp · glory · sublimity · loftiness · stateliness · grandiosity · palatial · ceremonial
Dignified, weighty manner
- decorumFitting social conduct
- composureEmotional self-control
- poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
- statelinessDignified, imposing quality
formality · propriety · seriousness · restraint · bearing · deportment · nobility · honor
Profound admiring respect
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
- venerationProfound admiring respect
sanctity · hallowed · observance · gravitas · piety · devotion · consecration · liturgy
splendor
Impressive, striking beauty
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
sumptuousness · pomp · glory · sublimity · loftiness · stateliness · grandiosity · palatial · ceremonial · pageantry
gravitas
Dignified, weighty manner
stateliness · formality · propriety · seriousness · restraint · bearing · deportment · nobility · honor · uprightness
reverence
Profound admiring respect
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- sacrednessQuality of being holy
veneration · sanctity · hallowed · observance · gravitas · piety · devotion · consecration · liturgy · invocation
sovereign
Supreme in power
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
regalia · scepter · coronation · dynasty · palace · royalty · emperor · empress · queen · king
elder
Senior figure of authority
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
ancestors · patriarch · matriarch · sage · wisdom · time-honored · ancient · timeless · historic · venerated
augustnesslowliness
State of modest rank
baseness · meanness · commonness · ignobility · wretchedness
augustnesshumbleness
State of being unpretentious
lowliness · servility · peasantry · vulgarity · coarseness
augustnessdullness
Lack of stimulation
dreariness · plainness · unremarkableness · mediocrity · blandness