noun

grandeur

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noun

Impressive beauty, size, or splendor.

"Nothing prepared them for the grandeur of the mountain range."

"The palace was restored to its former grandeur."

How to Use Grandeur

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe quality of being magnificent, imposing, or awe-inspiring.

Common mistake

"Delusions of grandeur" (an exaggerated sense of one's own importance) is a fixed phrase — don't swap in "grandness."

Common pairings

former grandeur sense of grandeur delusions of grandeur

grandeurs plural

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Nothing prepared them for the _____ of the mountain range.

From Middle French grandeur, ultimately from Latin grandis, "great" — the same root behind "grand."

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