grandeur

gran·deur  (grnjr, -jr)

n.

1. The quality or condition of being grand; magnificence: "The world is charged with the grandeur of God" (Gerard Manley Hopkins).

2. Nobility or greatness of character.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from grand, great, from Latin grandis.]

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grandeur [ˈgrændʒə]

n

1. personal greatness, esp when based on dignity, character, or accomplishments

2. magnificence; splendour

3. pretentious or bombastic behaviour

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Grandeur

See also size.

megalomania

1. Psychiatry. a form of mental illness marked by delusions of greatness, wealth, or power.
2. an obsession with doing extravagant or grand things. — megalomaniac, n. — megalomaniacal, adj.

paranoia

Psychiatry. a slowly progressive personality disorder marked by delusions, especially of persecution and grandeur. — paranoid, paranoiac, adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	grandeur - the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products" brilliance, magnificence, splendor, splendour, grandness elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility" eclat - brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement"
	2.	grandeur - the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct magnanimousness, nobleness, nobility honorableness, honourableness - the quality of deserving honor or respect; characterized by honor high-mindedness, noble-mindedness, idealism - elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued sublimity - nobility in thought or feeling or style

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grandeur

noun

1. splendour, glory, majesty, nobility, pomp, state, magnificence, sumptuousness, sublimity, stateliness Only once inside do you appreciate the church's true grandeur.

2. importance, status, prestige, standing, dignity, prominence, greatness, nobility, loftiness He is wholly concerned with his own grandeur.
importance inferiority, insignificance, triviality, smallness, pettiness, unimportance, lowliness, commonness

Translations

grandeur [ˈgrændjəʳ] N [of occasion, scenery, house etc] → lo imponente; [of style] → lo elevado

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grandeur [ˈgrændʒə^r] n

[house, scenery] → magnificence f, splendeur f

[position] → éminence f

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grandeur

n → Größe f; (of scenery, music also) → Erhabenheit f; (of manner also) → Würde f, → Vornehmheit f

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grandeur [ˈgrændjəʳ] n (of occasion, scenery) → grandiosità, maestà; (of style, house) → splendore m

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grandeur [ˈgrændjəʳ] n (of occasion, scenery) → grandiosità, maestà; (of style, house) → splendore m

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grandeur

n grandeur [ˈgrӕndʒə]

great and impressive beauty the grandeur of the Alps. grootsheid, prag عَظَمَه، رَوْعَه величие velkolepost pragt die Herrlichkeit μεγαλοπρέπεια grandiosidad, magnificencia suursugusus شکوه mahtavuus splendeur הוֹד וְהָדָר वैभव veličanstvenost, sjaj nagyszerűség keindahan, keagungan glæsileiki grandiosità 雄大 장엄함, 고상함 didybė, didingumas lieliskums; krāšņums keindahan yang sungguh mempesonakan grandeur, grootsheid prakt, storslåtthet majestat(yczność) grandiosidade gran­doare величие veľkoleposť veličina veličina storslagenhet ความสง่างาม ihtişam, azamet 宏偉莊嚴，富麗堂皇 велич, величність شان، شکوہ ، جاہ و جلال sự vĩ đại 宏伟庄严