Noun: grandeur gran-ju(r) or 'gran,dyûr
- The quality of being magnificent, splendid or grand
"an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colourful art";
- magnificence, brilliance, splendor [US], splendour [Brit, Cdn], grandness
- The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character, ideals or conduct
"The grandeur of his actions during the crisis earned him widespread admiration";
- nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness
Derived forms: grandeurs
Type of: elegance, elegancy [archaic], honorableness [US], honorificabilitudinitatibus, honourableness [Brit, Cdn]
Encyclopedia: Grandeur