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noun the quality or state of being important, notable, or distinguished:The goal is to inspire students to achieve greatness by taking risks, working hard, and pushing their limits. The town is considered an important historical landmark, and is known primarily for its architectural greatness and venerable history.
the quality or state of being powerful or intense:Those who are deemed incurable by reason of the greatness of their crimes are banished and never allowed to return.
the quality or state of being large in size, stature, number, etc.:The ancient stone walls, towering close to 200 feet high, impress with their greatness.
Origin of greatness great + -ness
OTHER WORDS FROM greatness o·ver·great·ness, noun Words nearby greatness Great Mother, great mountain buttercup, great muscle, Great Neck, great-nephew, greatness , great-niece, great northern diver, Great oaks from little acorns grow, great organ, Great Ouse
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Example sentences from the Web for greatness These types of common digital learning tools are increasingly great at making educators’ jobs easier.
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They add a great layer of protection to your machine, and you don’t have to worry as much about driving over brush, small trees, and alders.
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Overall, it’s a great option for professionals and journalers.
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There’s no greater reward in life than making it on your own.
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These are a great option if you want pencils that are always sharp and require no pencil sharpening.
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He appeared to understand however belatedly that he was in the presence of another kind of greatness .
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown | Michael Daly| January 7, 2015| DAILY BEAST
But hopefully the greatness of the series will be memorialized, too.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble | Kevin Fallon| December 15, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Hershel also believes that a higher power has destined Rick for greatness .
The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero | Regina Lizik| October 28, 2014| DAILY BEAST
King had accomplished much, but his greatness was already behind him.
Tavis Smiley Humanely Chronicles MLK’s Sad Last Year | Scott Porch| October 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
No matter that Williams was a guest artist that week, Winkler knew he was observing “greatness .”
How Mork Melted the Fonz: Henry Winkler Recalls Robin Williams’s Storming ‘Happy Days’ Debut | Tim Teeman| August 12, 2014| DAILY BEAST
It was a picture she had seen only in her dreams, convincing in its greatness , dwarfing all else with its might.
The Song of Songs | Hermann Sudermann
People were diverted at sight of this, inferring from the number of coffins the greatness of the spectacle.
Quo Vadis | Henryk Sienkiewicz
Francis went away, to build his chapel and sing in the Provençal speech hymns in honor of God and of love for his greatness .
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 | Various
We ought not to seek after greatness , but after goodness and saintliness.
The Religious Spirit of the Slavs (1916) | Nikolai Velimirovic
I was thinking a great deal of you, and in my head I raised the scaffolding of your future greatness .
Caught In The Net | Emile Gaboriau
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