grandeur Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
grandness; brilliance; splendour; magnificence; splendor.
- for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
- his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects
- it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor
- an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art
- advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products
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noun the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
nobleness; nobility; magnanimousness.
WordNet
Gran"deur noun
Etymology
F., fr.Definitions
The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action. Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. Milton.
Syn. -- Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness. See Sublimity .
