different between autonomy vs greatness

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????????? (autonomí?, “freedom to use its own laws, independence”), from ????????? (autónomos, “living under one's own laws, independent”) +? -??? (-í?, “-y, -ia”, nominal suffix). Surface analysis auto- (“self”) +? -nomy (“a system of rules or laws about a particular field”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???t?n.?m.i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??t?n.?m.i/
• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /??t?n.?m.i/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

autonomy (countable and uncountable, plural autonomies)

1. (uncountable) The right or condition of self-government; freedom to act or function independently.

   Synonym: sovereignty

   Antonyms: dependency, nonautonomy, inoperability

   1. (government, countable) A self-governing country or region.
2. (philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
3. (mechanics, uncountable) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.

   Antonyms: heteronomy, incapacity

4. (Christianity, uncountable) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.

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References

• “autonomy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “autonomy”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

From Middle English gretnesse, gretnes, greetnesse, from Old English gr?atnes. Equivalent to great +? -ness.

Pronunciation

• enPR: gr?t?n?s, IPA^(key): /???e?tn?s/
• Hyphenation: great?ness

Noun

greatness (countable and uncountable, plural greatnesses)

1. The state, condition, or quality of being great

   Due to the greatness of his size, he was an effective bodyguard.

   greatness of mind

   • c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night ACt 3 Scene 4

     Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
2. (obsolete): Pride; haughtiness.
   • 1627, Francis Bacon, New Atlantis

     It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not aboard your ships.

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See also

• magnum opus
• genius

Anagrams

• Tressange, estranges, seargents, sergeants