majesty

Awe-inspiring stateliness

Majesty is grandeur or dignity that inspires awe—the quality of being impressively great: the majesty of the mountains, the majesty of the law.

With a capital M and a possessive, Majesty is a title for royalty: Her Majesty the Queen, Your Majesty.

The word carries connotations of power, nobility, and commanding presence.

royalty

monarch

Hereditary supreme ruler

empress · crown · dynasty · throne · prince · princess · duke · duchess · aristocracy · court

ceremony

coronation

Ceremony installing a sovereign

pageantry · anointment · inauguration · ritual · solemnity · pomp · regalia · throne · scepter · orb

sovereignty

dominion

Authority to rule

rule · power · command · jurisdiction · governance · empire · territory · realm · domain · crown

awe

sublime

Awe-inspiring greatness

amazement · transcendence · awe-inspiring · humbling · overwhelming · marvel · astonishment · breathtaking · awe-struck · spectacular

dignity

nobility

Titled ruling class

  • graceEffortless beauty of motion
  • poiseGraceful, unshakable calm
  • decorumFitting social conduct

stature · honor · prestige · composure · elegance · stateliness · propriety · bearing · gravitas · regal

honorific

Royal Highness

Monarchical family honorific

sovereign · liege · crowned head

splendor

opulence

Showy, abundant prosperity

radiance · sumptuousness · luxury · lavishness · ornateness · luster · grandeur · richness · extravagance · gilded

Categories
Opposites
grandeur and dignity

majestylowliness

State of modest rank

meanness · insignificance · paltriness · triviality · wretchedness

aesthetic refinement

majestyvulgarity

Offensive coarseness in manner

crudeness · tastelessness · garishness · gaudiness · grotesqueness

social rank and authority

majestydisgrace

Loss of honor

lowness · baseness · shame · degradation · ignominy

Phrases
Family

majestic, majestically, majesties

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G