Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Impressive or beautiful in a dignified or inspiring way. synonym: grand.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Possessing majesty; having dignity of nature or appearance; of stately character; august.
- Characteristic of or manifesting majesty; lofty; grand; sublime: as, a majestic mien.
- Synonyms Majestic, August, Stately; magnificent, imperial, regal, royal, noble. Stately is generally applied to the merely external, and sometimes to the wholly artificial: as, a stately etiquette. The majestic and august are natnral, majestic applying to the appearance, august to the character, while stately often applies to motion: as, a stately walk. August, as applied to persons, implies respect combined with awe on the part of the beholder: as, George Washington is the most august personage in American history. See
grand .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having qualities of
splendor orroyalty .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
- adjective having or displaying great dignity or nobility
- adjective belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word majestic.
Examples
-
Yet the more profound loss for integrative medicine is Berwick's promotion of what he called the "majestic thing" known as Obamacare.
John Weeks: Berwick's Exit from Medicare a Loss of a Brother-in-the-Trenches for Integrative Medicine John Weeks 2011
-
Yet the more profound loss for integrative medicine is Berwick's promotion of what he called the "majestic thing" known as Obamacare.
John Weeks: Berwick's Exit from Medicare a Loss of a Brother-in-the-Trenches for Integrative Medicine John Weeks 2011
-
Yet the more profound loss for integrative medicine is Berwick's promotion of what he called the "majestic thing" known as Obamacare.
John Weeks: Berwick's Exit from Medicare a Loss of a Brother-in-the-Trenches for Integrative Medicine John Weeks 2011
-
Yet the more profound loss for integrative medicine is Berwick's promotion of what he called the "majestic thing" known as Obamacare.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com John Weeks 2011
-
In Yosemite, he writes, "some lean back in majestic repose; others, absolutely sheer, or nearly so, for thousands of feet, advance their brows in thoughtful attitudes beyond their companions, giving welcome to storms and calm alike ."
John Muir 2010
-
It was a rude awakening to end up this close to serving "Man Food" at place called Brickhouse in majestic Niles, IL, where I'd be dressed in cut off shorts and pushing the "Happy Ending" deserts.
Anne Peterson: Midwest Girl Living in a Mid East World Anne Peterson 2010
-
Every time I hear or read about QE, my association is with the Queen Elizabeth oceanliner, which plowed the Atlantic in majestic splendor.
Economic Consequences Of Stealth Dollar Devaluation Martin T. Sosnoff 2010
-
It was a rude awakening to end up this close to serving "Man Food" at place called Brickhouse in majestic Niles, IL, where I'd be dressed in cut off shorts and pushing the "Happy Ending" deserts.
Anne Peterson: Midwest Girl Living in a Mid East World Anne Peterson 2010
-
Canadian Silver Bug said ... majestic is slow to lower prices on the way down but rarely let the premium go over 1.75, today for example the price is 13.64 US and 15 at majestic which I think is quite fair, the 1 oz premium is 3 at scotia and up to 5 for maples.
Questionable backing for silver certificates. Canadian silver bug/Green Assassin Brigade 2009
-
The poem swung in majestic rhythm to the cool tumult of interstellar conflict, to the onset of starry hosts, to the impact of cold suns and the flaming up of nebular in the darkened void; and through it all, unceasing and faint, like a silver shuttle, ran the frail, piping voice of man, a querulous chirp amid the screaming of planets and the crash of systems.
Chapter 35 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.