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The feeling of being impressive, usually self-diagnosed and rarely contagious.
means A quality of splendor, magnificence, or impressive greatness — in scale, style, or self-regard.
from From French 'grandeur,' built on 'grand' (great, large), which traces back to the Latin 'grandis,' meaning full-grown or big. English borrowed the word wholesale in the medieval period, keeping both its size and its swagger intact.
- root
- from French grand, meaning big, obviously
- psychology term
- delusions of grandeur need no palace, just confidence
- architecture favorite
- columns exist mainly to imply grandeur cheaply
- true test
- real grandeur never announces itself loudly