different between greatness vs champion

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.

Translations

See also

• magnum opus
• genius

Anagrams

• Tressange, estranges, seargents, sergeants

English

Etymology

From Middle English champioun, from Old French champion, from Medieval Latin campio (“combatant in a duel, champion”), from Frankish *kampij? (“fighter”), from Proto-West Germanic *kampij? (“combat soldier”), a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *kampijan (“to battle, to campaign”), itself a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *kamp (“battlefield, battle”), ultimately a borrowing in Proto-West-Germanic from Latin campus (“a field, a plain, a place of action”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t?æmpi?n/

Noun

champion (plural champions)

1. An ongoing winner in a game or contest.

2. Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

3. Someone who fights for a cause or status.

   Synonym: paladin

   • 2012, Sue Watling, ?Jim Rogers, Social Work in a Digital Society (page 34)

     Specific outcomes from this policy included the appointment of a Digital Champion to drive forward the efforts to get more of the excluded to be included.

4. Someone who fights on another's behalf.

Hyponyms

• championess

Derived terms

• championess

Descendants

Translations

Adjective

champion (not comparable)

1. (attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
2. (attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
3. (predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.

Related terms

• championship

Translations

Verb

champion (third-person singular simple present champions, present participle championing, simple past and past participle championed)

1. (transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
2. (obsolete, transitive) To challenge.

Translations

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “champion”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
• champion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• champion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• champion at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

From Old French champion, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin campi?, campi?nem (“champion, fighter”), from Frankish *kampij?, from Proto-Germanic *kampijô, based on Latin campus (“level ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.pj??/

Noun

champion m (plural champions)

1. champion

Derived terms

• champion du monde
• championnat
• championner

Related terms

• champ

Descendants

• ? Czech: šampión
• ? Slovak: šampión
• ? Turkish: ?ampiyon

Further reading

• “champion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Middle English

Noun

champion

1. Alternative form of champioun