grandeur

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grandeur

/ˈɡɹæn.djʊə/ UK
/ˈɡɹæn.djɜː/ UK
/ˈɡɹan.d͡ʒə(ː)/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɡɹan.d͡ʒɔː/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɡɹan.d͡ʒɜː/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈɡɹæn.d͡ʒɚ/ US
/ˈɡɹæn.d͡ʒʊɚ/ US
/ˈɡɹæn.d(j)ʊɚ/ US
/ˈɡɹæn.d(j)ɚ/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Middle French grandeur, from Old French grandur, from grant (French grand), from Latin grandis (“grown up, great”).

noun grandeurs

countable, uncountable The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence. I wrapp’d myself in grandeur then, And donn’d a visionary crown ——
Opposite: humility, modesty
countable, uncountable Nobility (state of being noble).
Similar: majesty
archaic, countable, rare, uncountable Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: magnificence, grandness, splendour, magnanimousness, nobility, splendor, brilliance, greatness, glory, elegance, highness, pomp, beauty, vastness, megalomania, mastery

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Every language

noun state of being grand or splendid; magnificence

Español	grandeza, grandez, grandiosidad, esplendor
हिन्दी	भव्यता bhavyatā
Português	grandeza
Français	splendeur
Русский	вели́чие velíčije, великоле́пие velikolépije

noun nobility

हिन्दी	कुलीनता kulīntā
Русский	зна́тность znátnostʹ, благоро́дство blagoródstvo

noun greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness

Español	grandura
हिन्दी	महानता mahāntā, महान mahān
Português	grandeza, grandor
Русский	вели́чие velíčije, вели́чественность velíčestvennostʹ

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@misc{grandeur_2026,
  title = {grandeur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grandeur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}