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grandeur
(encz) | grandeur,vznešenost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Grandeur
(gcide) | Grandeur \Gran"deur\, n. [F., fr. grand. See Grand.]
The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness;
splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity;
elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action.
[1913 Webster]
Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show
Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. --Milton.
Syn: Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness.
See Sublimity.
[1913 Webster] |
grandeur
(wn) | grandeur
n 1: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for
magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's
hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one
expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its
stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned
grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the
grandness and elegance it brings to their products" [syn:
magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour,
grandeur, grandness]
2: the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character
or ideals or conduct [syn: nobility, nobleness,
magnanimousness, grandeur] |
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delusions of grandeur
(encz) | delusions of grandeur, n: |
Grandeur
(gcide) | Grandeur \Gran"deur\, n. [F., fr. grand. See Grand.]
The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness;
splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity;
elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action.
[1913 Webster]
Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show
Of luxury . . . allure mine eye. --Milton.
Syn: Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness.
See Sublimity.
[1913 Webster] |
delusions of grandeur
(wn) | delusions of grandeur
n 1: a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater
and more powerful and influential than you really are |
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