Grandeur

/ˈɡrændʒər/ noun

Definition

Magnificence and impressiveness of appearance or style; splendor and dignity.

Etymology

From Old French grandeur, from Latin grandis meaning 'large' or 'great'. The suffix -eur creates abstract nouns denoting quality or state, so grandeur literally means 'the quality of being grand'.

Kelly Says

Architectural grandeur often employs specific mathematical proportions like the golden ratio - what we perceive as magnificent beauty in buildings like cathedrals or palaces often follows precise geometric relationships that our brains find inherently pleasing.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብምታማነው
bi-mi-ta-ma-new
ARالعربية
عظمة
e'dhamah
BNবাংলা
বিশালতা
bishal-ta
CACatalà
grandeza
grahn-deh-thah
CSČeština
velikost
vee-lee-kost
DADansk
størrelse
stur-rehl-seh
DEDeutsch
Größe
groe-seh
ELΕλληνικά
μεγαλοπρέπεια
meh-gah-loh-preh-pee-ah
ESEspañol
grandeza
grahn-deh-thah
FAفارسی
عظمت
az-mat
FISuomi
suuruus
soo-roo-us
FRFrançais
grandeur
grahn-dehr
GUGU
મોટાઈ
moh-tah-ee
HAHA
girma
gir-mah
HEעברית
גדלות
gah-dloo-t
HIहिन्दी
विशालता
vishal-ta
HUMagyar
nagyság
nah-gee-shahg
IDBahasa Indonesia
keagungan
keh-ah-goon
IGIG
ukwu
oo-kwoo
ITItaliano
grandezza
grahn-deh-tsah
JA日本語
壮麗
soo-rei
KKKK
үлкендікті
ul-ken-deek-tee
KMKM
ភាពធំ
phi-ap thom
KO한국어
위대함
wi-dae-ham
MRMR
मोठेपणा
moh-theh-pa-na
MSBahasa Melayu
keagungan
keh-ah-goon
MYမြန်မာ
အရှိန်အကြီး
ah-shin ah-kyee
NLNederlands
grootheid
khroo-tahyd
NONorsk
størrelse
stur-rehl-seh
PAPA
ਵੱਡਾਪਣ
vadda-pan
PLPolski
wielkość
vyel-kosh-ch
PTPortuguês
grandeza
grahn-deh-thah
RORomână
măreție
mah-reh-tsee-eh
RUРусский
величие
vee-lee-chee-eh
SVSvenska
storhet
stohr-heht
SWKiswahili
ukubwa
oo-koo-bwah
TAதமிழ்
பெருமை
peru-mai
TEతెలుగు
గొప్పతనం
gop-pa-tanam
THไทย
ความยิ่งใหญ่
khwam-yin-yai
TLTL
kadakilaan
kah-dah-kee-lahn
TRTürkçe
büyüklük
byoo-yool-ook
UKУкраїнська
велич
vee-leech
URاردو
عظمت
az-mat
VITiếng Việt
độ vĩ đại
doh vee dah-ee
YOYO
òtòkèlè
oh-toh-keh-leh
ZH中文
宏伟
hong-wei
ZUZU
ukukhulu
oo-koo-khoo-loo

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