grandness

2 definitions found

grandness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Grandness \Grand"ness\, n.
     Grandeur. --Wollaston.
     [1913 Webster]

grandness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  grandness
      n 1: a prominent status; "a person of importance" [syn:
           importance, grandness]
      2: unusual largeness in size or extent or number [syn:
         enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness,
         immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness]
      3: the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for
         magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's
         hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects";
         "it is the university that gives the scene its stately
         splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and
         colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and
         elegance it brings to their products" [syn: magnificence,
         brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur,
         grandness]
      4: splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of
         the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora"
         [syn: impressiveness, grandness, magnificence,
         richness]