grandeur
Syllables: gran·deurUK/ˈɡɹæn.djʊə/
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British/ˈɡɹan.d͡ʒə(ː)/
grandeur noun: the state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
Noun
grandeur (countable and uncountable, plural grandeurs)
- The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
- 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 - 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
- I wrapp’d myself in grandeur then,
- Nobility (state of being noble).
- Synonyms:
- majesty
- Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.
grandeur meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
grandeur in Hindi
- state of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- भव्यता bhavyatā
- nobility
- कुलीनता kulīntā
- greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness
- महानता mahāntā, महान mahān
grandeur in Tamil
- மிகச் சிறப்பான, மிகப் பகட்டான
grandeur in Marathi
- grandeur, magnificence
- भव्यता bhavyatā
- grandeur, opulence
- श्रीमंती śrīmantī
grandeur in Urdu
- grandeur; pomp; majesty; magnificence; awe
- شکوہ śikoh
- grandeur, greatness; might
- عظمت 'azmat
- grandeur, magnificence
- مملکت mamlukat
More languagesFewer languages
- grandeur in Bengali
- বিশালতা, জাঁকজমক, মহিমা, গাম্ভীর্য
- grandeur in Telugu
- వైభవము vaibhavamu, గౌరవము gauravamu, జోక jōka
- grandeur in Malayalam
- പ്രതാപം pratāpaṁ, മഹത്വം mahatvaṁ
- grandeur in Kannada
- ಉರ್ಮೆ, ಪೆಂಪು, ಹೆಂಪು, ಜಗಜಂಪು
- grandeur in Punjabi
- ਸ਼ਾਨ śān, شان śān
- grandeur in Odia
- ଦୌଲତ daulata
- grandeur in Nepali
- भव्यता
Examples of grandeur in a sentence
- All of them are second-raters with delusions of grandeur.
- These buildings are from the time of different sulṭāns and are buildings of extreme grandeur and glory.
- The loneliness and remote grandeur of the scene swept one into an angelless Paradise.
Synonyms of grandeur
Antonyms
Forms of grandeur
| plural | grandeurs |
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Origin of grandeur
Borrowed from Middle French grandeur, from Old French grandur, from grant (French grand), from Latin grandis (“grown up, great”).
Phrases with grandeur
Questions about grandeur
- What does grandeur mean?
- Grandeur means the state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
- What is grandeur in Hindi?
- Grandeur in Hindi is भव्यता (bhavyatā), कुलीनता (kulīntā), महानता (mahāntā). See Grandeur meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is grandeur?
- Grandeur is a noun.
- How do you pronounce grandeur?
- Grandeur is pronounced /ˈɡɹæn.djʊə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of grandeur?
- The plural of grandeur is grandeurs.
Words near grandeur in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: grandeur (page history and authors); grandeur (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); भव्यता (Marathi) (page history and authors); شکوہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); Grandeur (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); గౌరవము (Telugu) (page history and authors); grandeur (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); شان (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ଦୌଲତ (Odia) (page history and authors); grandeur (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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