1
: 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
Synonyms
Examples of grandeur in a Sentence
His paintings capture the beauty and grandeur of the landscape.
They are restoring the hotel to its original grandeur.
Recent Examples on the Web
The galas aren’t the only locations where grandeur is on display in Palm Royale.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2024
Here, in the presence of Hegra's timeless facades and the echoes of ancient kingdoms, Desert X AlUla 2024 invites the world to witness the union of artistic innovation and historical grandeur, fostering a contemplative pilgrimage into the essence of invisibility and resonance.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Outside of the ensemble’s dedicated circus performers, nothing else quite lives up to the grandeur: even the romance between Marlena and Jacob has a certain smallness.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
The film’s sense of space and ritual takes on a stately grandeur when seen in a theater, making this a special event.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Perhaps the hardest thing about making bio-pics, at least ones regarding figures of actual greatness, is the inability of most directors to consider such heroes face to face, to share in the grandeur or the enormity of these protagonists’ inner lives.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
Hairstyles have echoed Motown stars, with beehives and bouffants mirroring the grandeur of The Supremes.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Mar. 2024
In the same way, building a winning majority in France, Ruffin told me, has always required speaking to its sense of grandeur.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
But poor casting was only half of it — Charles Walters' 1955 adaptation unfortunately reimagines the heroine as an irascible antisocial brat with delusions of grandeur, all explained away by bizarre contemporary psychoanalysis provided in voice-over.
—EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Apr. 2024
Here, in the presence of Hegra's timeless facades and the echoes of ancient kingdoms, Desert X AlUla 2024 invites the world to witness the union of artistic innovation and historical grandeur, fostering a contemplative pilgrimage into the essence of invisibility and resonance.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Outside of the ensemble’s dedicated circus performers, nothing else quite lives up to the grandeur: even the romance between Marlena and Jacob has a certain smallness.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2024
The film’s sense of space and ritual takes on a stately grandeur when seen in a theater, making this a special event.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
Perhaps the hardest thing about making bio-pics, at least ones regarding figures of actual greatness, is the inability of most directors to consider such heroes face to face, to share in the grandeur or the enormity of these protagonists’ inner lives.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2024
Hairstyles have echoed Motown stars, with beehives and bouffants mirroring the grandeur of The Supremes.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Mar. 2024
In the same way, building a winning majority in France, Ruffin told me, has always required speaking to its sense of grandeur.
—Elisabeth Zerofsky, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
But poor casting was only half of it — Charles Walters' 1955 adaptation unfortunately reimagines the heroine as an irascible antisocial brat with delusions of grandeur, all explained away by bizarre contemporary psychoanalysis provided in voice-over.
—EW.com, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Grandeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandeur. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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