ˈgranjə(r), -raan- also -nˌdyu̇(ə)r or -nˌju̇- or -u̇ə sometimes -ndyə(r) or -ndə(r) or -nˌdu̇(ə)r or -nˌdu̇ə or -nˌdər(.) or -nˌdə̄(r noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from grand great + -eur -or — more at grand
1. archaic : greatness of power or position
exalted to this prodigious grandeur , Alexander was at the time of his death little more than thirty-two years old — George Grote
2.
a. : personal greatness characterized chiefly by dignity of character, largeness of spirit, or significant scope of accomplishment
in those rural epics … the descendants lose the grandeur of those who first settled on the land — Sidney Alexander
the moral grandeur of the pioneer — C.I.Glicksberg
b. : dignity and sublimity (as of style)
that lofty grandeur of the diction of the English Bible — J.L.Lowes
the sweetness or the grandeur expected of religious music — Time
the inability of men to sustain the grandeur of their own ideal conceptions — Times Literary Supplement
3.
a. : the quality of being majestic, magnificent, splendid, stately, or imposing in an awe-inspiring way especially to the view
a scenic grandeur in the wide view of mountains and valleys
the grandeur of the wild wintry seas — L.D.Stamp
the former grandeur of the queer castlelike homes of the Victorian era — American Guide Series: Tennessee
b. : an instance of such a quality
the most delightful of southern towns was almost certain to mix a little squalor with its grandeurs — Donald Davidson