grandeur

[gran-jer, -joor] / ˈgræn dʒər, -dʒʊər /

NOUN

great importance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beauty breadth brilliance dignity glory grandiosity gravity greatness magnificence majesty nobility opulence pomp richness splendor vastness

STRONG

amplitude celebrity circumstance distinction elevation eminence expansiveness fame fineness handsomeness immensity impressiveness loftiness luxuriousness might preeminence state stateliness sublimity sumptuousness sway transcendency

WEAK

augustness inclusiveness superbity

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dullness insignificance simplicity ugliness unimportance

Example Sentences

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La Folie des Grandeurs derives from a 1947 fantasy showing three women's torsos, each set implausibly one inside the other.

From Time Magazine Archive

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