grandeur
the quality or state of being impressive or awesome: the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
the quality or state of being lofty or elevated in conception or treatment: the grandeur of a prose style.
the quality or state of being exalted in some deliberate way: the grandeur of a royal court.
an instance of something that is grand: the grandeurs of Rembrandt's paintings.
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How to use grandeur in a sentence
You’ve got the unpleasant parts of being outdoors, like rain and mosquitoes and so on, but without the grandeur and privacy of deep wilderness.
More than most substances, gold has accumulated grandeur over the centuries.
It is one critics say aims to re-establish the grandeur of Empire, with the president as its modern-day sultan.
The 'Badass Chief of Staff' of Turkey's Opposition Faces Years in Jail After Challenging Erdogan's Power. She's Not Backing Down | Joseph Hincks / Istanbul | February 24, 2021 | TimeShe doesn’t carry herself with aloofness or grandeur but rather like someone who still has faith that simple, hard work is rewarded.
Samira Nasr, a fashion first at Harper’s Bazaar: ‘I just want to bring more people with me to the party’ | Robin Givhan | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostEarlier, the vacating occupant threw a tacky and sparsely attended going-away party for himself at Joint Base Andrews — an event intended to attach grandeur to his departure for Mar-a-Lago, but all it seemed to telegraph was desperation.
America yearns for an era of good feeling. The inaugural ceremony launched one. | Peter Marks | January 20, 2021 | Washington Post
There is a sense of grandeur in the idea that paying heavily is a means of advancing knowledge.
The dresses—their classiness and grandeur--spoke for themselves.
Fashion Designer Oscar de la Renta, American Great, Dead at 82 | Tim Teeman | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRizzo himself as usual, was sitting at a table by himself, wolfing his pizza in solitary grandeur.
It also protects the individual against egotism and delusions of grandeur.
New Year’s Reading List: Books to Transform Your Sad Life | David Masciotra | January 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd he just kept doing it with a persistence that is a grandeur.
Lou Reed Lives! Why the Man With the Rock ‘n’ Roll Heart Isn’t Dead | Elizabeth Wurtzel | October 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe minister's eye kept steady to one point; to raise the country he governed, to the utmost pinnacle of earthly grandeur.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterCertainly there are no five miles equal in rugged grandeur to those beginning just below and ending above West Point.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyIt burst upon them ere long with awful fury and grandeur, the elements warring with incredible vehemence.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneAt once dignified, solemn, and impressive, it combined every element of grandeur.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensMost girls of her age would have been enchanted and bewildered by this display of royal grandeur.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for grandeur
/ (ˈɡrændʒə) /
personal greatness, esp when based on dignity, character, or accomplishments
magnificence; splendour
pretentious or bombastic behaviour
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