greatness
Quality of legends
Greatness is the quality of being great—exceptional, distinguished, or remarkably superior in some domain.
It applies to achievements, abilities, or character that rise well above the ordinary: She never doubted his greatness as a composer.
Greatness can describe historical significance, moral stature, or sheer excellence in a field.
The word often carries weight and formality, invoked when ordinary praise falls short: Some are born to greatness, others achieve it.
Reputation commanding admiration
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- statureHeight or prestige
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- influencePower to affect others
authority · status · nobility · notability · luminary · dignitary · power · dominance
Complete skill or control
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- prowessOutstanding skill or valor
expertise · proficiency · perfection · skillfulness · talent · superiority · distinction · competence
Successful completion of aim
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- successFavorable outcome attained
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- victoryDefeating an opponent
feat · breakthrough · pinnacle · apex · culmination · masterpiece · conquest · attainment
Impressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- gloryExalted honor and praise
- sublimityExalted, awe-inspiring quality
opulence · stateliness · resplendence · augustness · impressiveness · monumentality · regality · dignity
Size or scale
- vastnessState of being immense
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
- enormityGrave wickedness or immensity
- scopeExtent or range
breadth · extent · expanse · boundlessness · hugeness · amplitude · proportion · dimension
Inherited cultural legacy
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
memorial · footprint · tradition · impact · contribution · bequest · dynasty · remembrance
prestige
Reputation commanding admiration
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- statureHeight or prestige
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
influence · authority · status · nobility · notability · luminary · dignitary · power · dominance · superiority
mastery
Complete skill or control
- virtuosityExceptional technical skill
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
prowess · expertise · proficiency · perfection · skillfulness · talent · superiority · distinction · competence · capability
accomplishment
Successful completion of aim
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- successFavorable outcome attained
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
victory · feat · breakthrough · pinnacle · apex · culmination · masterpiece · conquest · attainment · fulfillment
majesty
Impressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- magnificenceImpressive beauty or scale
- gloryExalted honor and praise
sublimity · opulence · stateliness · resplendence · augustness · impressiveness · monumentality · regality · dignity · loftiness
magnitude
Size or scale
- vastnessState of being immense
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
- enormityGrave wickedness or immensity
scope · breadth · extent · expanse · boundlessness · hugeness · amplitude · proportion · dimension · sweep
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- testamentWritten proof or legacy
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
inheritance · memorial · footprint · tradition · impact · contribution · bequest · dynasty · remembrance · commemoration
- -NESS wordsfullness, happiness, kindness, darkness, sadness
- grandeurmagnificence, majesty, splendor, grandness, glory
- meritmerit, worth, worthiness, excellence, achievement
- successsuccess, succeeds, achievement, wins, triumph
- excellenceexcellence, superior, perfection, premium, superiority
- famefame, famous, celebrity, renown, famed
greatnesssmallness
Minimal physical extent
littleness · tininess · minuteness · puniness · diminutiveness
greatnessbadness
State of moral corruption
poorness · terribleness · crumminess · inferiority · awfulness
greatnessinsignificance
Lack of consequence or weight
unimportance · triviality · inconsequence · pettiness · negligibility
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