grandeur
nounHow many syllables in grandeur?
There are 2 syllables in the word grandeur.How to pronounce grandeur:
Definition of grandeur:
- grandeur (noun):
- magnificence or splendour
- the quality or state of being grand magnificence
- the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand.
Synonyms for grandeur:
brilliance
dignity
eclat
elegance
gloriousness
glory
gorgeousness
grandness
magnanimousness
magnificence
majesty
marvelousness
nobility
nobleness
pomp
resplendence
resplendency
splendidness
splendor
splendour
state
stateliness
stupendousness
sublimeness
sublimity
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Antonyms for grandeur:
austerity
cheapness
commonness
darkness
discretion
disgrace
drabness
dullness
frivolity
hiding
humbleness
humility
inconsequentiality
inexpensiveness
inferiority
insignificance
irrelevance
lack of extravagance
lack of pretension
lightness
lowliness
lowness
meanness
modesty
obscureness
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- destressed
- attired
- unglove
- knick-knack
- cutely
- stork'sbill
- searing
- fairway
- maza
- grumble
- crumbly
- shuttle
- rapport
- hummus
- demal
- chassis
- awash
- vexing
- shackles
- henhouse
- methought
- edict
- carouse
- uncooked
- sprinkling
- reproached
- reposed
- nausea
- mildness
- fulcrum
- disrupt
- Celtic
- springtime
- rewrap
- devours
- apace
- combing
- tannish
- hounder
- succoured
- distanced
- towered
- modest
- draughty
- waltzed
- gaging
- bakkie
- unbound
- sweetness
- dearer
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