majestuousadj.

Brit.

/məˈdʒɛstjʊəs/,

/məˈdʒɛstʃʊəs/, U.S.

/məˈdʒɛstʃəwəs/

Forms: 1600s 1900s– majestuous, 1800s majestious.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French majestueux.

Etymology: < French majestueux (1605), either < post-classical Latin maiestuosus majestic (mid 16th cent., rare), or independently in French < majesté majesty n. + -ueux -uous suffix, after e.g. somptueux sumptuous adj. and adv., voluptueux voluptuous adj. Compare earlier Middle French magesteux (late 16th cent.).The form majestious is perhaps the result of compositorial error, or is perhaps independently formed < majesty n. + -ous suffix.

Now rare.

= majestic adj.Now chiefly in the usage of speakers whose first language is French.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective]

higheOE

drightlikeOE

highlyOE

drightfula1225

prouda1275

principalc1385

solemna1387

gentlec1390

high and mighty1400

imperial?c1400

royalc1405

kinglyc1425

sublimatec1425

lordfulc1429

lordlyc1440

assumpt1447

raiseda1450

haught1470

kinglikec1485

lordlike1488

triumphant1494

greatlya1500

princely?a1510

supereminent1531

princelike1532

lofta1547

lofty1548

regal1561

supernal1562

haughty1563

excelse1569

queen-like?1571

majestical1578

erecteda1586

augustious1591

ennobled1592

imperious1592

enthronized1593

august1594

high-born1598

sublimed1602

jovial1604

majestic1606

enthroned1609

starred1615

exalted1623

majestuous1633

reared1638

sublimary1655

majestative1656

kingrik1663

superb1663

grand1673

celse1708

stilted1744

canonized1790

queenly1791

apotheosized1794

princified1857

1633 J. Monlas Quadrivium Sionis iii. 107 The majestuous voyce of the Father was heard speaking from heaven.

1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 65 The other [employments] are more majestuous, and as such, attract more veneration.

1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan I. iii. vi. 244 Jemma, or with a more majestuous Character Jemma O,..is the severe Judge and sovereign commander of this place of darkness and misery.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. ii. 252 That voice ‘sombre and majestious’.

1996 Re: Keep the ROAR Alive!!! in alt.fan.lion-king (Usenet newsgroup) 17 Dec. Even in my two small house cats, that..calculated way of walking and acting is obvious. And in big felines..it's majestuous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	majestuous
释义	majestuousadj. Brit. /məˈdʒɛstjʊəs/, /məˈdʒɛstʃʊəs/, U.S. /məˈdʒɛstʃəwəs/ Forms: 1600s 1900s– majestuous, 1800s majestious. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French majestueux. Etymology: < French majestueux (1605), either < post-classical Latin maiestuosus majestic (mid 16th cent., rare), or independently in French < majesté majesty n. + -ueux -uous suffix, after e.g. somptueux sumptuous adj. and adv., voluptueux voluptuous adj. Compare earlier Middle French magesteux (late 16th cent.).The form majestious is perhaps the result of compositorial error, or is perhaps independently formed < majesty n. + -ous suffix. Now rare. = majestic adj.Now chiefly in the usage of speakers whose first language is French. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective] higheOE drightlikeOE highlyOE drightfula1225 prouda1275 principalc1385 solemna1387 gentlec1390 high and mighty1400 imperial?c1400 royalc1405 kinglyc1425 sublimatec1425 lordfulc1429 lordlyc1440 assumpt1447 raiseda1450 haught1470 kinglikec1485 lordlike1488 triumphant1494 greatlya1500 princely?a1510 supereminent1531 princelike1532 lofta1547 lofty1548 regal1561 supernal1562 haughty1563 excelse1569 queen-like?1571 majestical1578 erecteda1586 augustious1591 ennobled1592 imperious1592 enthronized1593 august1594 high-born1598 sublimed1602 jovial1604 majestic1606 enthroned1609 starred1615 exalted1623 majestuous1633 reared1638 sublimary1655 majestative1656 kingrik1663 superb1663 grand1673 celse1708 stilted1744 canonized1790 queenly1791 apotheosized1794 princified1857 1633 J. Monlas Quadrivium Sionis iii. 107 The majestuous voyce of the Father was heard speaking from heaven. 1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 65 The other [employments] are more majestuous, and as such, attract more veneration. 1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan I. iii. vi. 244 Jemma, or with a more majestuous Character Jemma O,..is the severe Judge and sovereign commander of this place of darkness and misery. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. ii. 252 That voice ‘sombre and majestious’. 1996 Re: Keep the ROAR Alive!!! in alt.fan.lion-king (Usenet newsgroup) 17 Dec. Even in my two small house cats, that..calculated way of walking and acting is obvious. And in big felines..it's majestuous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1633
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