grandeur

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈɡrændʒɚ/ UK /ˈɡrændjə/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
splendor and impressiveness; magnificence

Visitors gasped at the grandeur of the cathedral's interior.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · splendor and... magnificence splendor majesty grandness sublimity stateliness

Opposites

modesty insignificance triviality

Word family

Related forms grand grandiose grandness

Etymology

From French grandeur ('greatness'), from Old French grand ('great, large'), from Latin grandis ('great, large').

grandeur Old French grandis Latin

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# grandeur

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɡrændʒɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɡrændjə/

## Meanings
1. splendor and impressiveness; magnificence

## Examples
- Visitors gasped at the grandeur of the cathedral's interior.

## Synonyms
- magnificence
- splendor
- majesty
- grandness
- sublimity
- stateliness

## Antonyms
- modesty
- insignificance
- triviality

## Related Forms
- grand
- grandiose
- grandness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: grandeur
- Root: grandis

## Etymology
From French grandeur ('greatness'), from Old French grand ('great, large'), from Latin grandis ('great, large').

## AI Etymology
Grandeur comes from French grandeur ('greatness'), from Old French grand ('great, large'), from Latin grandis ('great, large'). The etymological trail includes Old French grandeur and Latin grandis. As a noun, grandeur names splendor and impressiveness; magnificence. The same family is visible in related forms such as grand, grandiose, and grandness.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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