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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