grandeur : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: grandeur	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for grandeur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grandeur n the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products" Synonym(s): magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct Synonym(s): nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. --Milton. Syn: Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness. See {Sublimity}.