GRANDEUR


Meaning of GRANDEUR in English

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

( -s )

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.