grandeur

noun

/ˈɡrændʒə(r)/, /ˈɡrændjə(r)/

/ˈɡrændʒər/, /ˈɡrændjər/

[uncountable]

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the quality of being great and impressive in appearance synonym splendour
- We admired the grandeur and simplicity of the Roman architecture.
- The hotel had an air of faded grandeur.
Extra Examples
- the majestic grandeur of the Grand Canyon
- the rugged grandeur of the mountains
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- majestic
- sheer
- rugged
- …
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the importance or social status somebody has or thinks they have
- He has a sense of grandeur about him.
- She is clearly suffering from delusions of grandeur (= thinks she is more important than she really is).

单词	grandeur
释义	grandeur noun /ˈɡrændʒə(r)/, /ˈɡrændjə(r)/ /ˈɡrændʒər/, /ˈɡrændjər/ [uncountable] jump to other results the quality of being great and impressive in appearance synonym splendour We admired the grandeur and simplicity of the Roman architecture. The hotel had an air of faded grandeur. Extra Examples the majestic grandeur of the Grand Canyon the rugged grandeur of the mountains Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective majestic sheer rugged … See full entry the importance or social status somebody has or thinks they have He has a sense of grandeur about him. She is clearly suffering from delusions of grandeur (= thinks she is more important than she really is). see also grand Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting tall stature): from French, from grand ‘great, grand’, from Latin grandis ‘full-grown, big, great’.
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