grandeur C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈɡrændʒɚ/ UK /ˈɡrændjə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun splendor and impressiveness; magnificence Visitors gasped at the grandeur of the cathedral's interior. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · splendor and... magnificencesplendormajestygrandnesssublimitystateliness ↔ Opposites modestyinsignificancetriviality Word family Related forms grandgrandiosegrandness Etymology AI details From French grandeur ('greatness'), from Old French grand ('great, large'), from Latin grandis ('great, large'). grandeur Old French grandis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown