Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality of being grand; greatness; grandeur; magnificence.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Grandeur.

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  • noun The state of being grand

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  • noun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
  • noun splendid or imposing in size or appearance
  • noun a prominent status
  • noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number

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Examples

  • Coming back to India-China-Pakistan triangle, Pakistan security and even dignity of its people will be tied to China's grandness, which is now unstoppable from going to the very top of the world.

    unknown title 2009

  • THE NEW RETIREMENT PLAN A couple decided they had done enough time on Long Island, but according to their broker, Marcy Stein, a senior vice president at Douglas Elliman, they didn't want to give up the "grandness" of a house or a quiet neighborhood.

    Vivendi Universal Guy Buys Out Bronfmans, Then $17.5 M. Duplex 2001

  • These message methods should inspire all Americans to support this program when we can understand the "grandness" of this activity.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2009

  • The building's modernist beauty and grandness is a reflection of the adoration that Miró is held in by Barcelona.

    New Europe: Juan Miró, a titan of art whose presence is still felt 2011

  • And the grandness of D ownton Abbey is extreme, even by the standards of "Masterpiece Theatre" opulence — it is lushness unlimited, inside and out.

    Pride and Privilege Dorothy Rabinowitz 2011

  • I keep thinking of the grandness of the farm, the distance I could see, endless ground covered in a white shawl of snow.

    Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011

  • I keep thinking of the grandness of the farm, the distance I could see, endless ground covered in a white shawl of snow.

    Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011

  • The neatest thing is how the grandness of the universe and the minuteness of the proton look vaguely similar.

    An Interactive Illustration of the Size of Atoms » E-Mail 2009

  • 'The Pennsylvania Worker' All but five states have built official lodging — of varying grandness — for their governors.

    One Worker's Relocation Barry Newman 2010

  • I keep thinking of the grandness of the farm, the distance I could see, endless ground covered in a white shawl of snow.

    Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011

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