grandeur - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'grandeur' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grandeur

[ n.]

- The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action.

Meaning of 'grandeur' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grandeur

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

Example in sentence:

advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products;
an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art;
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

Nearby Words:

graafian graal graaper grab grabbed grabber grabbing grabble grabbled grabbling

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delusion of grandeur
A delusion of grandeur is the delusion that one is a celebrated or exalted person.

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