grandeur

[gran-jer, -joor]

noun

1. the quality or state of being impressive or awesome.

   the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.

2. the quality or state of being lofty or elevated in conception or treatment.

   the grandeur of a prose style.

3. the quality or state of being exalted in some deliberate way.

   the grandeur of a royal court.

   Synonyms: splendor, pomp, majesty, stateliness

4. an instance of something that is grand.

   the grandeurs of Rembrandt's paintings.

grandeur

/ ˈɡrændʒə /

noun

1. personal greatness, esp when based on dignity, character, or accomplishments

2. magnificence; splendour

3. pretentious or bombastic behaviour

Word History and Origins

Origin of grandeur¹

1490–1500; < French, Old French, equivalent to grand- grand + -eur -or ¹

Example Sentences

He provides a grandeur, out of place on Broadway, that suggests an instant depth to the Jets and Sharks, the Anglo and the Puerto Rican gangs.

From Los Angeles Times

But he said he hoped to convey the appropriate "grandeur and dignity" and that "a certain amount of stillness" would be beneficial.

From BBC

Just 10 years younger at 60, Reznor performed it Thursday with all the tightly coiled emotion and intimate grandeur of the kid who wrote it.

From Los Angeles Times

"And immediately they were greeted with this sense of grandeur along with lots and lots of messages about what's happening in this site."

From BBC

"It is like they are coming alive, reclaiming their grandeur."

From BBC

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