majesty
impressiveness in scale or proportion
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,268 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 14,478 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.007% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- impressiveness in scale or proportion also: stateliness, loftiness
majesty in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I hope your Majesty won’t hurt me.
The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story · H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard · Chapter 1
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The Chief Naval Officer approached His Majesty, cocked-hat in hand.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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And when the sun descended in majesty, so the flag descended in glory.
Betty at Fort Blizzard · Molly Elliot Seawell · Chapter 1
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My gentle lord, bespeak these nobles fair, That wait attendance for a gracious look, And on their knees salute your majesty.
Edward the Second · Christopher Marlowe · Chapter 1
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Some hours later the two girls saw the Pacific Mail steamer move with cold and insolent majesty out toward the Golden Gate.
The Adventures of Kathlyn · Harold MacGrath · Chapter 1