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majestic

adjective

Simple meaning

Having qualities of splendor or royalty.

Pronunciation

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muhjehstik

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IPA pronunciation (US)

məˈdʒɛstɪk

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

adjective

  1. Having qualities of splendor or royalty.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

This meaning: Having qualities of splendor or royalty.

Used this way, majestic is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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majestic figuremajestic beautymajestic rivermajestic formmajestic appearancemajestic mountainmajestic hotelmajestic theatre

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Word Family

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Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • majestynounDerived noun

    Impressiveness in scale or proportion.

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Synonyms

Sense: having qualities of splendor or royalty

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