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Grandeur Moderate

Origin: French suffix -eur

Grandeur has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
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"

2

the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

"Her decision to forgive her enemies displayed a true grandeur that inspired everyone in the room."

3

The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.

"The sheer grandeur of the cathedral left everyone in awe as they stepped inside its towering, light-filled nave."

Example Sentences
"for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel" noun
"his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects" noun
"it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor" noun
"an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art" noun
"advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
elegance honorableness
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
eclat high-mindedness sublimity
Rhyming Words
eur neur fleur soeur coeur veneur auteur tuteur poseur voyeur pudeur viveur lafleur lefleur flaneur flâneur ecoteur tiqueur liqueur lesueur
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