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majestic

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /məˈd͡ʒɛstɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛstɪk
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH0 JH EH1 S T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having qualities of splendor or royalty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The gymnast performed a majestic vault.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: majestical

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

having or displaying great dignity or nobility

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a gallant pageant
  • lofty ships
  • majestic cities
  • proud alpine peaks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gallant, lofty, proud

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • golden age of imperial splendor
  • purple tyrant
  • regal attire
  • treated with royal acclaim
  • the royal carriage of a stag's head

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: imperial, purple, regal, royal

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his majestic presence
  • olympian detachment
  • olympian beauty and serene composure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: olympian

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From majesty + -ic, 1600s.

Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: մեծաշուք (mecašukʻ) — having splendor or royalty
  • Armenian: վեհ (veh) — having splendor or royalty
  • Armenian: վեհապանծ (vehapanc) — having splendor or royalty
  • Armenian: վսեմ (vsem) — having splendor or royalty
  • Armenian: փառահեղ (pʻaṙaheġ) — having splendor or royalty
  • Belarusian: горды (hórdy) — having splendor or royalty
  • Bengali: শাহানা (śahana) — having splendor or royalty
  • Bulgarian: царствен (carstven) — having splendor or royalty
  • Bulgarian: величествен (veličestven) — having splendor or royalty
  • Catalan: majestuós — having splendor or royalty
  • Czech: majestátní — having splendor or royalty
  • Dutch: majestueus — having splendor or royalty
  • Dutch: majesteitisch — having splendor or royalty
  • Esperanto: majesta — having splendor or royalty
  • Faroese: tignarmikil — having splendor or royalty
  • Faroese: hátignarligur — having splendor or royalty
  • Finnish: majesteettinen — having splendor or royalty
  • French: majestueux — having splendor or royalty
  • Galician: maxestoso — having splendor or royalty
  • German: majestätisch — having splendor or royalty
  • Hawaiian: kilakila — having splendor or royalty
  • Hungarian: fenséges — having splendor or royalty
  • Italian: maestoso — having splendor or royalty
  • Japanese: 荘厳な — having splendor or royalty
  • Japanese: 威厳がある (igen) — having splendor or royalty
  • Latin: augustus — having splendor or royalty
  • Malayalam: ഗംഭീരമായ (gambhīramāya) — having splendor or royalty
  • Manx: ard-ooasle — having splendor or royalty
  • Middle English: royal — having splendor or royalty
  • Polish: majestatyczny — having splendor or royalty
  • Portuguese: majestoso — having splendor or royalty
  • Russian: вели́чественный (velíčestvennyj) — having splendor or royalty
  • Serbo-Croatian: велича̀нствен — having splendor or royalty
  • Serbo-Croatian: мајестѐтичан — having splendor or royalty
  • Serbo-Croatian: veličànstven — having splendor or royalty
  • Serbo-Croatian: majestètičan — having splendor or royalty
  • Spanish: majestuoso — having splendor or royalty
  • Spanish: mayestático — having splendor or royalty
  • Swedish: majestätisk — having splendor or royalty
  • Ukrainian: вели́чний (velýčnyj) — having splendor or royalty
  • Welsh: mawreddog — having splendor or royalty
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