Grandeur

//ˈɡɹæn.djʊə// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence. countable, uncountable

    "I wrapp’d myself in grandeur then, And donn’d a visionary crown ——"

  2. 2
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand wordnet
  3. 3
    Nobility (state of being noble). countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct wordnet
  5. 5
    Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness. archaic, countable, rare, uncountable

Synonyms

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magnificencenobilityamplenessamplitudeaugustnessbabylonian splendor

Example

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"Grandeur and gallantry never appeared with more lustre in France, than in the last years of Henry the Second's reign."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French grandeur, from Old French grandur, from grant (French grand), from Latin grandis (“grown up, great”).

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