grandeur

grandeur
Synonyms and related words:
Babylonian splendor, ampleness, amplitude, augustness, bigness, broadness, bulk, capaciousness, comprehensiveness, consequence, conspicuousness, copiousness, courtliness, dignifiedness, dignity, distinction, elaborateness, elegance, elevation, eminence, enormity, enormousness, exaltation, excellence, expanse, expansiveness, extensiveness, formidableness, fullness, generousness, gigantism, glory, gorgeousness, grandiosity, grandness, gravity, great scope, greatness, high mightiness, hugeness, immensity, importance, imposingness, impressiveness, infinity, intensity, kingliness, largeness, lavishness, loftiness, lordliness, luxuriousness, luxury, magnificence, magnitude, majesty, mark, might, mightiness, muchness, nobility, nobleness, notability, note, outstandingness, plenitude, plushness, pomp, poshness, power, pride of bearing, pride of place, princeliness, prodigiousness, profundity, prominence, proud bearing, proudness, regality, resplendence, ritziness, sedateness, significance, sobriety, solemnity, spaciousness, splendidness, splendiferousness, splendor, state, stateliness, strength, stupendousness, sublimity, sumptuousness, supereminence, tallness, tremendousness, vastness, venerability, wideness, worthiness

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  • grandeur — [ grɑ̃dɶr ] n. f. • mil. XIIe; de grand I ♦ (Sens absolu) 1 ♦ Vx Caractère de ce qui est de grande taille, de grande dimension. ♢ Mod. Loc. Regarder qqn du haut de sa grandeur, de haut en bas, avec un air de supériorité, de dédain. 2 ♦ (XIIe) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • grandeur — Grandeur. s. f. Estenduë de ce qui est grand. Ces deux hommes sont de mesme grandeur. cela est de la grandeur d un pied, d une toise. la grandeur d un logis, d un bois, d un estang. la grandeur d une province. Il signifie fig. Excellence,… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • grandeur — Grandeur, ou Grandesse, Quantitas, Granditas. Grandeur de corps, et membrure merveilleuse, Amplitudo corporis. Grandeur de lieu, où il peut beaucoup de choses, Capacitas. Grandeur de pris, Pretij immanitas. Grandeur de richesses et de renommée,… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Grandeur — may refer to:* 70 mm Grandeur film * Hyundai Grandeur, a car introduced in 1986 * Grandeur of the Seas, a cruise ship placed in service in 1996* Delusions of grandeur (megalomania) ** Delusions of Grandeur (novel) , a Star Wars book in the Young… …   Wikipedia

  • Grandeur — Gran deur, n. [F., fr. grand. See {Grand}.] The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness; splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity; elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action. [1913 Webster] Nor doth this… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grandeur — c.1500, loftiness, height, from M.Fr. grandeur grandness, greatness, O.Fr. grandor (12c.), from grand great (see GRAND (Cf. grand) (adj.)). Extended sense of majesty, stateliness is first recorded 1660s …   Etymology dictionary

  • Grandeur — (fr., spr. Grangdör), Größe, Würde …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Grandeur — (franz., spr. grangdör), Größe, Hoheit; seit 1630 Titel der Bischöfe und gewisser Adliger …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Grandeur — (frz., spr. grangdöhr), Größe, Hoheit, Erhabenheit, Herrlichkeit; seit 1630 Titel der franz. Bischöfe …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • grandeur — index character (reputation), distinction (reputation), eminence, importance, prestige Burton s Legal Thesaurus. Wi …   Law dictionary

  • grandeur — /fr. ˌɡʀãˈd=ʀ/ [lett. «grandezza»] s. f. inv. grandiosità, grandezza □ mania di grandezza CONTR. semplicità, modestia …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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