majestic
adjectifattesté dans les dialogues
- //məˈd͡ʒɛstɪk//
Having qualities of splendor or royalty.
adjectif
- 1
Having qualities of splendor or royalty.
The gymnast performed a majestic vault.
As the Indian languages are numerous, so do they greatly vary in their effect on the ear. We have the rapid Cóotoonay of the Rocky Mountains, and the stately Blackfoot of the plains, the slow embarrassed Flat-head of the mountains, the smooth-toned Pierced-nose, the guttural difficult Sússee and Chépewyán, the sing-song A'ssinneboigne, the deliberate Cree, and the sonorous majestic Chíppeway.
Equally I can stand in a station like Lucerne in Switzerland, and watch with ill-concealed admiration the majestic entry of one of the latest Gotthard "Ae 6/6" electrics, packing 6,000 horsepower within its 60 ft. of length and 121 tons of weight, with its sleek dark green sides and handsome stainless steel bands and front wings.
Étymologie
From majesty + -ic, 1600s.
Formes
- comparatif
- more majestic
- superlatif
- most majestic
majestic · Having qualities of splendor or royalty.
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