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grandeur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French grandeur, from Old French grandur, from grant (French grand), from Latin grandis (grown up, great).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /???æn.d??/, /???æn.d???/, /???æn.d(j)??/, /???æn.d(j)?/
    • Homophone: grander (one pronunciation)

Noun

grandeur (countable and uncountable, plural grandeurs)

  1. The state of being grand or splendid; magnificence.
  2. Nobility (state of being noble).
  3. (archaic, rare) Greatness; largeness; tallness; loftiness.

Translations

References

  • John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “grandeur”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

French

Etymology

Old French grandur, from grand +? -eur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /????.dœ?/
  • Homophone: grandeurs

Noun

grandeur f (plural grandeurs)

  1. size
  2. (physics, mathematics) magnitude, quantity
  3. (astronomy) magnitude
  4. grandeur

Derived terms

  • folie des grandeurs
  • grandeur d'âme
  • grandeur nature
  • ordre de grandeur

See also

  • taille
  • largeur
  • hauteur

Further reading

  • “grandeur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Walloon

Etymology

From Old French grandur.

Noun

grandeur f (plural grandeurs)

  1. size

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purity

English

Etymology

pure +? -ity, from Old French purete, from Latin puritas.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pj????ti/, /?pj????ti/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?pj???ti/, /?pj??ti/
  • Hyphenation: pur?i?ty

Noun

purity (countable and uncountable, plural purities)

  1. The state or degree of being pure.
    Antonym: impurity

Derived terms

  • purity ball
  • purity pledge
  • purity ring
  • purity spiral

Translations

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