In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
GRANDNESS
impressiveness, grandness, magnificence, richness
(noun) splendid or imposing in size or appearance; âthe grandness of the architectureâ; âimpressed by the richness of the floraâ
magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness
(noun) the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; âfor magnificence and personal service there is the Queenâs hotelâ; âhis âHamletâ lacks the brilliance that one expectsâ; âit is the university that gives the scene its stately splendorâ; âan imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful artâ; âadvertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their productsâ
enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness
(noun) unusual largeness in size or extent or number
importance, grandness
(noun) a prominent status; âa person of importanceâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grandness (countable and uncountable, plural grandnesses)
The state of being grand.
Anagrams
• Sandgrens
Source: Wiktionary
Grand"ness, n.
Definition: Grandeur. Wollaston.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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