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grandness|ˈgrændnɪs| [f. grand a. + -ness.] The state or quality of being grand; magnificence, splendour, grandeur. Also, a grand action.
1722Wollaston Relig. Nat. v. (1724) 80 The grandness of this fabric of the world. 1871Browning Balaust. 1252 He did too many grandnesses, to note Much in the meaner things about his path. 1873Mrs. Whitney Other Girls x. (1876) 160 It's good to have grandness somewhere, or else nobody would have any place to stretch in. 1893W. A. P. Martin in Barrows Parl. Relig. II. 1142 Had Columbus realized the grandness of his discovery. |