grandeur

Noun
US[gran-door]/ɡrænˈdur/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. 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”Synonyms: magnificencebrilliancesplendorsplendourgrandnessType of eleganceKinds eclat
  2. the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conductSynonyms: nobilitynoblenessmagnanimousnessType of honorableness, honourablenessKinds sublimity, high-mindednessAttribute of noble, ignoble
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Gran′deur noun

Origin: F., fr. grand. See Grand.

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.— John Milton

Synonyms: Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness. See Sublimity.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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