Antonyms for grandeur

Grammar : Noun

Spell : gran-jer, -joor

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgræn dʒər, -dʒʊər

Definition of grandeur

Origin : c.1500, "loftiness, height," from Middle French grandeur "grandness, greatness," Old French grandor (12c.), from grand "great" (see grand (adj.)). Extended sense of "majesty, stateliness" is first recorded 1660s.

noun great importance

Example sentences :

There is a grandeur in the ruin to be enjoyed, as well as a scene of beauty from its towers.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

In certain elements of grandeur none other can compete with it.
Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

These are the bits of our life which I enjoy; which have some poetry, some grandeur in them.
Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro

Mr Mould and his men had not exaggerated the grandeur of the arrangements.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

The poem is full of pathos and humour; full of beauty and grandeur, earnestness and truth.
Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald

Grandeur, however, like sentiment, is not indigenous to the hearth.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Yet there was a grandeur in my desolation that would have elevated my heart but for the fear.
Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald

Will Mr. Lincoln realize the grandeur of this unparallelled trust?
Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski

The shock and the wonder of its grandeur took my breath away.
Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill

I then began to comprehend the grandeur of the Legislator's office.
Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor

Synonyms for grandeur

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