grandeurs
States of magnificence
Grandeurs is the plural of grandeur, referring to multiple instances or types of magnificence, splendor, or impressive scale.
The word appears when discussing various forms of greatness: the grandeurs of ancient Rome, the grandeurs of nature.
It can also refer to different aspects of a single impressive thing: the architectural grandeurs of the cathedral.
The plural is relatively uncommon, since grandeur typically functions as an abstract mass noun.
Impressive beauty or scale
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
sumptuousness · lavishness · elegance · richness · pageantry · pomp · ornateness · exquisiteness
Supreme independent authority
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
- monarchHereditary supreme ruler
- royaltyPayment for usage rights
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
emperor · queen · king · crown · scepter · dynasty · palace · regalia
Strong desire for achievement
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
- dreamsInvoluntary sleep visions
heights · lofty · summit · achievement · ascent · destiny · legacy · glory
Exaggerated sense of importance
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
- pretentiousnessShowy self-importance
- bombastPretentious hollow language
- vaingloryBoastful, unwarranted pride
self-importance · arrogance · hubris · conceit · haughtiness · exaggeration · puffery · boastfulness
magnificence
Impressive beauty or scale
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
radiance · sumptuousness · lavishness · elegance · richness · pageantry · pomp · ornateness · exquisiteness · glamour
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
coronation · emperor · queen · king · crown · scepter · dynasty · palace · regalia · realm
aspiration
Strong desire for achievement
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- strivingEarnest sustained endeavor
dreams · heights · lofty · summit · achievement · ascent · destiny · legacy · glory · triumph
pomposity
Exaggerated sense of importance
- ostentationVulgar flaunting of means
- pretentiousnessShowy self-importance
- bombastPretentious hollow language
vainglory · self-importance · arrogance · hubris · conceit · haughtiness · exaggeration · puffery · boastfulness · showiness
grandeursinsignificances
Things without importance
pettiness · trivialities · ordinariness · plainness · mediocrity
grandeurshumilities
Absences of arrogance
meeknesses · lowliness · modesty · self-abasement · submissiveness
grandeurslowliness
State of modest rank
squalor · poverty · wretchedness · baseness · humbleness
- delusions of grandeurFalse belief in superiority
- ancient grandeurImpressive old-world splendor