grandeur
Americannoun
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the quality or state of being impressive or awesome.
the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains.
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the quality or state of being lofty or elevated in conception or treatment.
the grandeur of a prose style.
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the quality or state of being exalted in some deliberate way.
the grandeur of a royal court.
- Synonyms:
- splendor, pomp, majesty, stateliness
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an instance of something that is grand.
the grandeurs of Rembrandt's paintings.
noun
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personal greatness, esp when based on dignity, character, or accomplishments
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magnificence; splendour
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pretentious or bombastic behaviour
Etymology
Origin of grandeur
1490–1500; < French, Old French, equivalent to grand- grand + -eur -or 1
Example Sentences
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Despite morale-sapping staff layoffs, bizarre executive orders and a 43-day federal government shutdown last fall, the grandeur and serenity of national parks in California remain irresistible to outdoors lovers looking to unwind.
From Los Angeles Times
However, Paine believes that even with the hard work and multiple projects the team juggles, the grandeur of the Oscars makes it “special to be part of.”
From Los Angeles Times
The nizam’s court, with its sumptuous palaces, its concubines, its rituals and recitations of poetry and music, was the chief inheritor of the archaic grandeur of the moguls.
Even the name suggested grandeur and royal approval, and his living in style there with Sarah Ferguson seemed to represent a sense of entitlement that rankled with the public.
From BBC
Its White City—a temporary demonstration of the grandeur of classical architecture, with Greek and Roman-style colonnades and porticoes arranged around a lake—had been designed by America’s greatest architects.
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