grandeur
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈɡɹæn.djʊə//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈɡɹæn.djɜː//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈɡɹan.d͡ʒə(ː)//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈɡɹan.d͡ʒɔː//
- Royaume-Uni//ˈɡɹan.d͡ʒɜː//
The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
nom
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The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
I wrapp’d myself in grandeur then, And donn’d a visionary crown ——
So much of what followed from the drawing boards of others will have been designed with the demands, effort and grandeur of Primrose Hill [tunnel] in the back of their minds.
In a tightly choreographed ceremony filled with imperial grandeur, Xi and Putin then walked towards each other and met in the middle, smiling as they shook hands.
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Nobility (state of being noble).
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archaïqueGreatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.
Étymologie
Borrowed from Middle French grandeur, from Old French grandur, from grant (French grand), from Latin grandis (“grown up, great”).
Formes
- pluriel
- grandeurs
grandeur · The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
grandfather · A father of someone's parent.grandma · Grandmother.Grandma · An unfriendly and disparaging way of addressing an elderly…