grandeur en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡɹan.d͡ʒɔː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɡɹæn.d͡ʒʊɚ/ (US)
- /ˈɡɹæn.d(j)ɚ/ (US)
- /ˈɡɹan.d͡ʒɜː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈɡɹæn.d͡ʒɚ/ (US)
- /ˈɡɹæn.djʊə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡɹæn.djɜː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɡɹan.d͡ʒə(ː)/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈɡɹæn.d(j)ʊɚ/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French grandeur, from Old French grandur, from grant (French grand), from Latin grandis (“grown up, great”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
So much of what followed from the drawing boards of others will have been designed with the demands, effort and grandeur of Primrose Hill [tunnel] in the back of their minds.
2020 August 26, Tim Dunn, “Great railway bores of our time!”, in Rail, page 44:In a tightly choreographed ceremony filled with imperial grandeur, Xi and Putin then walked towards each other and met in the middle, smiling as they shook hands.
2023 March 21, Pjotr Sauer, “Putin’s two-day charm offensive with Xi underlines who’s boss”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:I wrapp’d myself in grandeur then, And donn’d a visionary crown ——
1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems:
- (countable, uncountable) Nobility (state of being noble).
- (archaic, countable, rare, uncountable) Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| grandeurs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Relateds
aggrandize · delusion of grandeur · grand · grandiosity · grandiose · folie de grandeur
Synonyms
Translations (45)
ru вели́чие (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · bg зна́тност (nobility) · mk вели́чие (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · ka გრანდიოზულობა (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · hi महानता (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · ga ardchéim (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · udm быдӟымлык (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · sv storslagenhet (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · pt grandeza (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · hi भव्यता (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · bg вели́чие (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · es grandeza (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · hi कुलीनता (nobility) · mk благо́родство (nobility) · hi महान (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · fr splendeur (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · es grandez (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · ml മഹത്വം (nobility) · udm бадӟымлык (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · mk величе́ственост (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · ru благоро́дство (nobility) · bg вели́чественост (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · pt grandor (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · la granditās (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · mk вели́чие (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · bg великоле́пие (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · ml പ്രതാപം (nobility) · es grandiosidad (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · fi upeus (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · mk вели́чина (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · fi aateluus (nobility) · es grandura (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · ca grandesa (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · ru великоле́пие (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · pt grandeza (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · fi suuruus (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · ka კეთილშობილება (nobility) · bg благоро́дство (nobility) · az böyüklük (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · es esplendor (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · mk вели́чавост (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · ru зна́тность (nobility) · ru вели́чественность (greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness) · ru вели́чие (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence) · ka დიდებულება (state of being grand or splendid; magnificence)