greatnesses
States of eminence
Greatnesses is the plural of greatness, referring to multiple instances or types of exceptional quality, achievement, or distinction.
The word appears in discussions comparing different forms of excellence: The greatnesses of Shakespeare and Cervantes are of different kinds.
It can also mean separate achievements or qualities that constitute greatness: His various greatnesses—as writer, thinker, and leader—are hard to rank.
Exceptional intelligence or luster
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- masteryComplete skill or control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
eminence · preeminence · virtuosity · achievement · accomplishment · superiority · transcendence · perfection
State of being immense
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
- enormityGrave wickedness or immensity
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
scope · expanse · monumentality · hugeness · boundlessness · infinitude · colossal · tremendous
Widespread acclaim and recognition
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
- statureHeight or prestige
reputation · acclaim · glory · illustriousness · notoriety · legendary · iconic · celebrated
Extensive ruled territories
- dynastiesSuccessive rulers from one family
- civilizationsComplex organized human societies
- kingdomsMonarch-ruled territories
- rulersMeasuring straightedges; sovereigns
conquerors · pharaohs · monarchs · epochs · golden ages · legacies · reigns · sovereignty
Generous, noble spirit
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
dignity · honor · virtue · moral · character · integrity · selflessness · kindness
brilliance
Exceptional intelligence or luster
distinction · eminence · preeminence · virtuosity · achievement · accomplishment · superiority · transcendence · perfection · pinnacle
vastness
State of being immense
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
- enormityGrave wickedness or immensity
- scaleMeasure of relative size
grandeur · scope · expanse · monumentality · hugeness · boundlessness · infinitude · colossal · tremendous · epic
renown
Widespread acclaim and recognition
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
- prominenceNotable status or visibility
- prestigeReputation commanding admiration
stature · reputation · acclaim · glory · illustriousness · notoriety · legendary · iconic · celebrated · distinguished
empires
Extensive ruled territories
- dynastiesSuccessive rulers from one family
- civilizationsComplex organized human societies
- kingdomsMonarch-ruled territories
rulers · conquerors · pharaohs · monarchs · epochs · golden ages · legacies · reigns · sovereignty · dominion
magnanimity
Generous, noble spirit
- generosityReadiness to give freely
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- compassionConcern for others' distress
grace · dignity · honor · virtue · moral · character · integrity · selflessness · kindness · altruism
greatnessesmediocrities
Unremarkable people or things
inferiorities · ordinariness · worthlessness · insignificances · inadequacies
greatnesseslittlenesses
States of being small
tininess · diminutiveness · slightness · negligibility · meagerness
greatnessesinsignificances
Things without importance
trivialities · pettiness · unimportance · inconsequence · negligibility