grandeur

Definition

The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "I wrapp’d myself in grandeur then, And donn’d a visionary crown ——"
• "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."
• "In 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."

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