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: the quality or state of being grand : magnificence
the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome—
E. A. Poe
E. A. Poe2
: an instance or example of grandeur
visited the awesome grandeurs of the American West
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His paintings capture the beauty and grandeur of the landscape.
They are restoring the hotel to its original grandeur.
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Victorian homes are characterized by elaborate detailing, expressive ornament, and a sense of grandeur.
—Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
So either stage it or don’t, but packaging its grandeur with an apologetic shrug is trying to have it both ways.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
Stroll the cobblestone paths under trellises to observe some 17,500 plants, surrounded by arched marble porticos decorated with neo-Classical reliefs, statues and busts, to get a sense of the home’s grandeur.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
So either stage it or don’t, but packaging its grandeur with an apologetic shrug is trying to have it both ways.
—Justin Davidson, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.
—Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
Stroll the cobblestone paths under trellises to observe some 17,500 plants, surrounded by arched marble porticos decorated with neo-Classical reliefs, statues and busts, to get a sense of the home’s grandeur.
—Nina Siegal, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Grandeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandeur. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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grandeur
noun
gran·deur
ˈgran-jər 
1
: the quality or state of being grand : awe-inspiring magnificence
2
: something that is grand
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