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Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves.
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Meaning of "grandeur" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRANDEUR

grandeur  [ˈɡrændʒə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRANDEUR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grandeur is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRANDEUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Grandeur

Grandeur may refer to: ▪ 70 mm Grandeur film ▪ Hyundai Grandeur, a car introduced in 1986 ▪ Grandeur of the Seas, a cruise ship placed in service in 1996 ▪ Delusions of grandeur ▪ Delusions of Grandeur , a Star Wars book in the Young Jedi Knights series ▪ "Oh! The Grandeur", a 1999 indie rock album by Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire...

Definition of grandeur in the English dictionary

The first definition of grandeur in the dictionary is personal greatness, esp when based on dignity, character, or accomplishments. Other definition of grandeur is magnificence; splendour. Grandeur is also pretentious or bombastic behaviour.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRANDEUR


avenger
əˈvendʒə
challenger
ˈtʃælɪndʒə
changer
ˈtʃeɪndʒə
danger
ˈdeɪndʒə
exchanger
ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒə
flanger
ˈflændʒə
ganja
ˈɡɑːndʒə
ginger
ˈdʒɪndʒə
granger
ˈɡreɪndʒə
hydrangea
haɪˈdreɪndʒə
manger
ˈmeɪndʒə
messenger
ˈmɛsɪndʒə
ninja
ˈnɪndʒə
Nyanja
ˈnjændʒə
passenger
ˈpæsɪndʒə
phalanger
fəˈlændʒə
ranger
ˈreɪndʒə
scavenger
ˈskævɪndʒə
stranger
ˈstreɪndʒə
zanja
ˈzændʒə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRANDEUR

grandaunt
grandbaby
grandchild
grandchildren
granddad
granddaughter
grande dame
Grande-Terre
grandee
grandeeship
grandfather
grandfather clause
grandfather clock
grandfatherly
grandiflora
grandiloquence
grandiloquent
grandiloquently
grandiloquous
grandiose

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRANDEUR

affaires d´honneur
amateur
ascendeur
auteur
Bonheur
chauffeur
Coeur
delusions of grandeur
descendeur
douceur
entrepreneur
fadeur
folie de grandeur
froideur
Frondeur
hauteur
longueur
monsieur
Pasteur
voyeur

Synonyms and antonyms of grandeur in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GRANDEUR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «grandeur» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of grandeur

Translation of «grandeur» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRANDEUR

Find out the translation of grandeur to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grandeur from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grandeur» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

宏伟壮观
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

grandiosidad
570 millions of speakers

English

grandeur
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भव्यता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عظمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

величие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grandeza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাঁকজমক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

splendeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemegahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erhabenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雄大さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

장대함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kamulyan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hùng vĩ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதன் கம்பீரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भव्यता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ihtişam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grandiosità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przepych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

велич
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

grandoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγαλείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

storheten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

storhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grandeur

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANDEUR»

The term «grandeur» is very widely used and occupies the 19.509 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRANDEUR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grandeur» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grandeur» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grandeur

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10 QUOTES WITH «GRANDEUR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grandeur.
1
Pietro Aretino
A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and in fleeing them the cowardice of the heart.
2
Matthew Arnold
Bald as the bare mountain tops are bald, with a baldness full of grandeur.
3
John James Audubon
All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creator's power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements.
4
Georges Bataille
Life has always taken place in a tumult without apparent cohesion, but it only finds its grandeur and its reality in ecstasy and in ecstatic love.
5
William Ellery Channing
Grandeur of character lies wholly in force of soul, that is, in the force of thought, moral principle, and love, and this may be found in the humblest condition of life.
6
Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Not in achievement, but in endurance, of the human soul, does it show its divine grandeur and its alliance with the infinite.
7
Hernan Cortes
Among these temples there is one which far surpasses all the rest, whose grandeur of architectural details no human tongue is able to describe; for within its precincts, surrounded by a lofty wall, there is room enough for a town of five hundred families.
8
Marcelene Cox
Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves.
9
Fanny Crosby
Can ye fathom the ocean, dark and deep, where the mighty waves and the grandeur sweep?
10
Chris Diamantopoulos
I'm what you call a good, old-fashioned working actor who has had delusions of grandeur for my entire career and has known what I want to do, but there's a lot going on out there. There are a lot fewer films being made, and there's a lot of competition.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRANDEUR»

Discover the use of grandeur in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grandeur and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity: Essays
This first collection of Heschel's essays - compiled, edited and with an introduction by his daughter Susannah Heschel, is a stunning reminder of the virtuosity of one of the most well respected minds in Judaic studies.
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Susannah Heschel, 1997
2
"God's Grandeur" and Other Poems
Excellent sample of strikingly original poems includes The Wreck of the Deutschland, "Carrion Comfort," "The Caged Skylark," and more.
Gerard Manley Hopkins, 1995
3
Charged with Grandeur: The Book of Ignatian Inspiration
Yet this is just one of an abundance of inspirational ideas that stem from Ignatian spirituality.
Jim Manney, 2011
4
Epic Grandeur: Toward a Comparative Poetics of the Epic
The book is based on the belief that he genre has been transforming itself throughout its history from conventional, war-oriented types to a new kind that promotes peace without having recourse to violent motifs.
Masaki Mori, 1997
5
The Politics of Grandeur: Ideological Aspects of De Gaulle's ...
This book studies the link between these two aims, both by examining de Gaulle's political aims and style in a political and cultural context, and by looking first at French policy towards the Atlantic alliance, and then at the impact of de ...
Philip G. Cerny, 1980
6
Vestiges of Grandeur: Plantations of Louisiana's River Road
Depicts the mansions and estates of Louisiana's River Road
‎1999
7
Myopic Grandeur: The Ambivalence of French Foreign Policy ...
France's effort to maintain its presence as a great world power is the subject of Myopic Grandeur, a study of French foreign policy initiatives in the Far East from World War I until the conclusion of World War II.
John E. Dreifort, 1991
8
Delusions of Grandeur: The United Nations and Global ...
Questions whether or not the United Nations can be reformed in the post-Cold War period or is a failed experiment that should be abandoned.
Ted Galen Carpenter, 1997
9
De Gaulle: Statesmanship, Grandeur, and Modern Democracy
In addition, the book discusses the principal moments of de Gaulle's statecraft from his "appeal" to resistance in June, 1940, and his founding of a new French Republic in 1958, to his articulation of a "Europe of Nations" in the 1960's.
Daniel J. Mahoney
10
The Grandeur and Twilight of Radical Universalism
This volume provides theoretical construction to the extraordinary events that resulted in the collapse of communism worldwide.
Ágnes Heller, Ferenc Féhér, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRANDEUR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grandeur is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stephanie Pearce: Visions of grandeur
#When I was a child, I romanticized and daydreamed about so many things. I had visions of how life would be as an adult. I had ideas in my ... «Craig Daily Press, Jul 15»
2
The Plan to Pedestrianize Central Milan
... design, and fashion hub, Milan undeniably punches above its weight, also possessing a historic core that has an imposing, solid grandeur to ... «CityLab, Jul 15»
3
Marc Quinn review – he sells sea shells
His stainless steel tributes to nature have the coarse grandeur of a modern baroque. Roll on the rock-opera version of Handel's Water Music. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Book explores innovations of modern Japanese home design
And the grandeur of nature is evident in simple yet dramatic touches, such as a single tree in a minuscule inner courtyard or balcony, or a sliver ... «Herald & Review, Jul 15»
5
Leaving Cuba: Why Pirates bullpen coach Euclides Rojas risked …
“It's destroyed,” Rojas, 47, said on a sunny June afternoon as he gazed into the grandeur of PNC Park. “It used to be a field like this, with ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jul 15»
6
The grandeur of ideas
This isn't just about grandeur in visuals. It's about grandeur in ideas . If DeMille's saviour, in The Ten Commandments , was transported in a ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
7
Reliving the grandeur of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
At one point during the arduous filming of David Lean's 1962 Oscar-winning historical epic "Lawrence of Arabia," production shut down for ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
8
'Baahubali - The Beginning': Heavily Inspired Grandeur Film
On par with any big ticket Hollywood caper, director S.S. Rajamouli's 'Baahubali- The Beginning' is visually monumental, spectacular and ... «Greatandhra.com, Jul 15»
9
More Delusions of Grandeur from Trump: 'I'll Win the Latino Vote.'
If there could be a PR-affiliated contest looking for the worst ever client in the history of ever, Donald Trump very possibly would win ... «PRNewser, Jul 15»
10
Grandeur marks Pushkara sSare Shobhyatra
Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) Executive Officer D Sambasiva Rao along with Tirumala Joint Executive Officer KS Sreenivasa Raju ... «Web India, Jul 15»

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