Meanings
plural grandeurs
- countableuncountableThe state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
I wrapp’d myself in grandeur then, And donn’d a visionary crown ——
1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems2 more examples
So much of what followed from the drawing boards of others will have been designed with the demands, effort and grandeur of Primrose Hill [tunnel] in the back of their minds.
2020 August 26, Tim Dunn, “Great railway bores of our time!”, in Rail, page 44In a tightly choreographed ceremony filled with imperial grandeur, Xi and Putin then walked towards each other and met in the middle, smiling as they shook hands.
2023 March 21, Pjotr Sauer, “Putin’s two-day charm offensive with Xi underlines who’s boss”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounNobility (state of being noble).
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
nounthe quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latingrandis“grown up, great”
- Old Frenchgrandur
- Middle Frenchgrandeur
- Englishgrandeur
Borrowed from Middle French grandeur, from Old French grandur, from grant (French grand), from Latin grandis (“grown up, great”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian вели́чие, великоле́пие
- вели́чие (velíčie)state of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- великоле́пие (velikolépie)state of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- зна́тност (znátnost)nobility
- благоро́дство (blagoródstvo)nobility
- вели́чественост (velíčestvenost)greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness
Catalan grandesa
- grandesastate of being grand or splendid; magnificence
Finnish upeus, aateluus
- upeusstate of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- aateluusnobility
- suuruusgreatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness
French splendeur
- splendeurstate of being grand or splendid; magnificence
Hindi भव्यता, कुलीनता
- भव्यता (bhavyatā)state of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- कुलीनता (kulīntā)nobility
- महानता (mahāntā)greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness
- महान (mahān)greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness
Irish ardchéim
- ardchéimstate of being grand or splendid; magnificence
Latin granditās
- granditāsstate of being grand or splendid; magnificence
Portuguese grandeza, grandeza
- grandezastate of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- grandezagreatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness
- grandorgreatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness
Russian вели́чие, великоле́пие
- вели́чие (velíčije)state of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- великоле́пие (velikolépije)state of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- зна́тность (znátnostʹ)nobility
- благоро́дство (blagoródstvo)nobility
- вели́чие (velíčije)greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness
- вели́чественность (velíčestvennostʹ)greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness
Spanish grandeza, grandez
- grandezastate of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- grandezstate of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- grandiosidadstate of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- esplendorstate of being grand or splendid; magnificence
- granduragreatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness
Swedish storslagenhet
- storslagenhetstate of being grand or splendid; magnificence
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
grandeur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandeur
“grandeur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandeur. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grandeur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandeur.
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