GRANDEUR

magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness

(noun) the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; “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”

nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur

(noun) the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

grandeur (countable and uncountable, plural grandeurs)

The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.

Nobility.

(archaic, rare) Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.

Source: Wiktionary


Gran"deur, n. Etym: [F., fr. grand. See Grand.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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STATE

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