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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hóngwěi
"这座建筑的宏伟令人惊叹。"
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Splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style.
"The sheer grandeur of the mountains left them speechless."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Middle French grandeur, from Old French grandor, from Latin grandis (large, grand) + suffix -ure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "grandeur" is said worldwide
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grandeur
Transliteration: grandeur
"La grandeur du palais est impressionnante."
Erhabenheit
Transliteration: Erhabenheit
"Wir bewunderten die Erhabenheit der Alpen."
grandezza
Transliteration: grandezza
"Rimasi colpito dalla grandezza della cattedrale."
grandeza
Transliteration: grandeza
"La grandeza del paisaje natural era inigualable."
grandiosidade
Transliteration: grandiosidade
"Eles ficaram impressionados com a grandiosidade da obra."
भव्ययता
Transliteration: bhavyata
"महल की भव्ययता देखने लायक थी।"
宏伟
Transliteration: hóngwěi
"这座建筑的宏伟令人惊叹。"
웅장함
Transliteration: ungjangham
"우리는 자연의 웅장함에 감탄했다."
壮大さ
Transliteration: sōdaisa
"その景色の壮大さに圧倒された。"
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