grandeur
Awe-inspiring splendor
Grandeur is impressive greatness in scale, appearance, or character.
The word applies to physical things—the grandeur of the Grand Canyon, of Versailles—and to abstract qualities: grandeur of vision, of ambition.
Delusions of grandeur are fantasies of one's own importance or power.
The word carries a note of nobility or magnificence that mere bigness lacks.
Expensive nonessential comfort
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- richnessState of abundance
elegance · decadence · plushness · gilt · velvet · marble · silk · ornate
Of or befitting royalty
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- sovereignSupreme in power
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- nobleTitled or virtuous
aristocratic · kingly · queenly · stately · august · courtly · dynastic · monarchic
State of being immense
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- enormityGrave wickedness or immensity
- magnitudeSize or scale
monumentality · colossal · towering · sweeping · panoramic · epic · boundless · expansive
Awe-inspiring greatness
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
astonishment · transcendence · breathtaking · awe-inspiring · overwhelming · humbling · stupendous · phenomenal
Tall natural landmass
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
- waterfallDescending river over precipice
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- sequoiaEnormous evergreen tree species
fjord · aurora · summit · peak · vista · precipice · chasm · wilderness
Ostentatious display of dignity
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- processionFormal moving line
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- spectacleVisually striking event
parade · gala · inauguration · ritual · formality · solemnity · extravaganza · cavalcade
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
- lavishnessExcessive richness or abundance
- sumptuousnessExtreme costly elegance
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
richness · elegance · decadence · plushness · gilt · velvet · marble · silk · ornate · palatial
regal
Of or befitting royalty
- majesticImpressively dignified and beautiful
- sovereignSupreme in power
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
noble · aristocratic · kingly · queenly · stately · august · courtly · dynastic · monarchic · throne
vastness
State of being immense
- immensityLimitless extent or magnitude
- expanseUnbroken area of space
- enormityGrave wickedness or immensity
magnitude · monumentality · colossal · towering · sweeping · panoramic · epic · boundless · expansive · sprawling
sublime
Awe-inspiring greatness
- wonderAmazement or curiosity
- marvelAstonishing thing or feeling
- amazementOverwhelming surprise and wonder
reverence · astonishment · transcendence · breathtaking · awe-inspiring · overwhelming · humbling · stupendous · phenomenal · spectacular
mountain
Tall natural landmass
sequoia · fjord · aurora · summit · peak · vista · precipice · chasm · wilderness · panorama
pomp
Ostentatious display of dignity
- pageantryElaborate ceremonial display
- processionFormal moving line
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
spectacle · parade · gala · inauguration · ritual · formality · solemnity · extravaganza · cavalcade · state
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
- colonnadeRow supporting a roof
rotunda · dome · spire · facade · portico · edifice · citadel · chateau · basilica · pantheon
- empireempire, emperor, empress, imperial, imperial regalia
- grandeurmagnificence, majesty, splendor, greatness, glory
- aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
- elegantchic, stylish, refined, tasteful, elegant
- excellenceexcellence, greatness, superior, perfection, premium
- luxuryluxury, wealth, luxurious, opulent, opulence
grandeursmallness
Minimal physical extent
insignificance · pettiness · triviality · minuteness · tininess
grandeurlowliness
State of modest rank
humbleness · baseness · meanness · inferiority · obscurity
- delusions of grandeurFalse belief in superiority
- ancient grandeurImpressive old-world splendor