1
: the quality or state of being grand : magnificence
the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome—
E. A. Poe
E. A. Poe2
: an instance or example of grandeur
visited the awesome grandeurs of the American West
Examples of grandeur in a Sentence
His paintings capture the beauty and grandeur of the landscape.
They are restoring the hotel to its original grandeur.
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Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
Mikael Owunna’s photographs from his Infinite Essence series, which draw on Igbo and Dogon cosmologies, depict luminous bodies suspended in celestial grandeur.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 1 Oct. 2025
By 1998, the iconic theater had been acquired by The Fund for the Arts, which worked to bring the iconic theater back to its original grandeur but with a modern twist.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
The grandeur of one of America's most unforgettable natural wonders remains accessible, even as a government shutdown threatened its closure.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Grandeur.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandeur. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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grandeur
noun
gran·deur
ˈgran-jər 
1
: the quality or state of being grand : awe-inspiring magnificence
2
: something that is grand
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