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grandeurs

grandeurs is the plural of grandeur.

Meaning of grandeur

Noun

grandeur (countable and uncountable, plural grandeurs)

  1. 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
    Antonyms:
    humility, modesty
  2. Nobility (state of being noble).
    Synonyms:
    majesty
  3. (archaic, rare) Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.

Questions about grandeurs

What is grandeurs the plural of?
Grandeurs is the plural of grandeur.

Words near grandeurs in the dictionary

  1. grandes passions
  2. grandes écoles
  3. grandes-duchesses
  4. grandest
  5. grandeur
  6. grandeurs
  7. grandevity
  8. grandevous
  9. grandezza
  10. grandfather
  11. grandfather chair

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