English dictionary
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English noun: grandeur | |||
| 1. | grandeur (attribute) the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand | ||
| Samples | 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 | brilliance, grandness, magnificence, splendor, splendour | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | elegance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | eclat | ||
| 2. | grandeur (attribute) the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct | ||
| Synonyms | magnanimousness, nobility, nobleness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | honorableness, honourableness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | high-mindedness, idealism, noble-mindedness, sublimity | ||
| Attribute | ignoble, noble | ||
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