grandness
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being splendid, magnificent, or imposing in appearance or scale: "Grandness" refers to impressive size, richness, or majesty.
- Unusual largeness in size, extent, or number: "Grandness" can denote a state of being exceptionally large or extensive.
- A prominent or important status: "Grandness" can refer to a position of high importance or distinction.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The grandness of the palace took our breath away. (The impressive scale and majesty of the palace amazed us.)
- He was overwhelmed by the sheer grandness of the project's scope. (He was daunted by the unusually large extent of the project.)
- She carried herself with an air of grandness. (She behaved with a manner suggesting important status.)
Advanced Usage
- "The grandness of the gesture": the impressive, noble, or large-scale quality of an action.
- Despite the argument, the grandness of his apology was undeniable.
- "A feeling of grandness": a sense of importance, majesty, or scale.
- Standing on the cliff, he felt a profound sense of grandness.
Variants and Related Words
- Grand (adj): magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style; of great importance or ambition.
- They made a grand entrance.
- Grandeur (n): splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style. (Often used interchangeably with "grandness" for the first definition).
- The grandeur of the mountains is breathtaking.
Synonyms
- Magnificence: the quality of being impressively beautiful, elaborate, or extravagant.
- Splendor: magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur.
- Impressiveness: the quality of evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill.
- Largeness: the quality of being large in size, scope, or number.
- Importance: the state or fact of being of great significance or value.
Related Phrases
- "A sense of grandness": a perception or feeling of magnificence or importance.
- The ceremony was conducted with a great sense of grandness.
- "Sheer grandness": used to emphasize the overwhelming quality of the magnificence or scale.
- The sheer grandness of the cathedral's interior is unforgettable.
Related Idioms
- "Delusions of grandness": (A variant of "delusions of grandeur") A false belief in one's own importance, power, or identity.
- His plans for dominating the industry were dismissed as delusions of grandness.
Noun
- splendid or imposing in size or appearance
- the grandness of the architecture
- impressed by the richness of the flora
- the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
- for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel
- his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects
- it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor
- an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art
- advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products
- unusual largeness in size or extent or number
- a prominent status
- a person of importance