Home › Words › G › greatnessgreatness/ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/greatness means the state, condition, or quality of being great.greatness is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪtnəs/.EtymologyFrom Middle English gretnesse, gretnes, greetnesse, from Old English grēatnes. Equivalent to great + -ness.nounThe state, condition, or quality of being greate.g.“Due to the greatness of his size, he was an effective bodyguard.”Pride; haughtiness.e.g.“It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships.” — 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gloriness 69% match — The state, quality, or condition of glory. vs greatness →grandioseness 69% match — The state or condition of being grandiose. vs greatness →grandity 68% match — grandness vs greatness →grandeur 64% match — The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence. vs greatness →majesticness 64% match — The quality of being majestic; majesty vs greatness →gloriousness 63% match — glory, the state or quality of being glorious vs greatness →goodness 63% match — The state or characteristic of being good. vs greatness →excellentness 62% match — the state or the quality of being excellent vs greatness →