grand adds to greatness of size the implications of handsomeness and dignity.
a grand staircase
magnificent implies an impressive largeness proportionate to scale without sacrifice of dignity or good taste.
magnificent paintings
imposing implies great size and dignity but especially stresses impressiveness.
an imposing edifice
stately may suggest poised dignity, erectness of bearing, handsomeness of proportions, ceremonious deliberation of movement.
the stately procession
majestic combines the implications of imposing and stately and usually adds a suggestion of solemn grandeur.
a majestic waterfall
grandiose implies a size or scope exceeding ordinary experience
grandiose hydroelectric projects
but is most commonly applied derogatorily to inflated pretension or absurd exaggeration.
grandiose schemes
Examples of majestic in a Sentence
a majestic pillar of society who continues to entertain in grand style a majestic Egyptian pyramid that has enthralled travelers for aeons
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The California poppy is majestic and elegant, says Hayek.—Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 19 Apr. 2026 Kuhner walked me over to the majestic, thirty-square-foot windows, many broken, some left uncovered.—Emma Green, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026 The building’s grounds are also majestic.—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026 In Budapest, Hungarians thronged the bank of the Danube across from the city’s majestic neo-Gothic parliament, cheering, waving flags and popping Champagne.—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for majestic