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grandeur

 
Dictionary: gran·deur   (grăn'jər, -jʊr') pronunciation
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.

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


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Thesaurus: grandeur
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noun

    Something meriting the highest praise or regard: glory, grandiosity, grandness, greatness, majesty, splendor. See praise/blame.

Antonyms: grandeur
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n

Definition: great importance
Antonyms: insignificance, unimportance


WordNet: grandeur
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
  Synonyms: magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandness

Meaning #2: the quality of being exalted in character or ideals or conduct
  Synonyms: nobility, magnanimousness


Translations: Grandeur
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pragt, ædelhed, finhed, ophøjet væsen

idioms:

  • delusions of grandeur    fine fornemmelser

Nederlands (Dutch)
pracht, grootsheid, grandeur grootheidswaan

Français (French)
n. - majesté, caractère grandiose, noblesse (de caractère), éminence (du pouvoir, d'un statut)

idioms:

  • delusions of grandeur    mégalomanie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Größe, Erhabenheit, Großartigkeit, Pracht, Prunk

idioms:

  • delusions of grandeur    Größenwahn

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεγαλείο, μεγαλοπρέπεια

idioms:

  • delusions of grandeur    μεγαλομανία

Italiano (Italian)
fasto

idioms:

  • delusions of grandeur    manie di grandezza, megalomania

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grandeza (f), imponência (f), dignidade (f)

idioms:

  • delusions of grandeur    ilusão (f) de grandeza

Русский (Russian)
великолепие, знатность, нравственное величие

idioms:

  • delusions of grandeur    мания величия

Español (Spanish)
n. - magnificencia, esplendor, majestuosidad, grandeza, nobleza

idioms:

  • delusions of grandeur    delirios de grandeza, megalomanía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - storslagenhet, (andlig) resning, värdighet, elegans

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
庄严, 伟大

idioms:

  • delusions of grandeur    夸大妄想

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 莊嚴, 偉大

idioms:

  • delusions of grandeur    誇大妄想

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 웅장, 화려, 장관, 위엄

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 壮麗, 壮観, 壮大, 雄大, 偉大さ

idioms:

  • delusions of grandeur    誇大妄想

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عظمه, روعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גדולה, הוד‬


 
 
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