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grandiloquence (noun)

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  • grandiloquence — grandiloquent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner. DERIVATIVES grandiloquence noun grandiloquently adverb. ORIGIN Latin grandiloquus grand speaking …   English terms dictionary

  • grandiloquence — noun Etymology: probably from Middle French, from Latin grandiloquus using lofty language, from grandis + loqui to speak Date: 1589 a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language •… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grandiloquence — noun lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing See Also: grandiloquent …   Wiktionary

  • grandiloquence — noun high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation the grandiosity of his prose an excessive ornateness of language • Syn: ↑grandiosity, ↑magniloquence, ↑ornateness, ↑rhetoric • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • grandiloquence — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Pretentious, pompous speech or writing: bombast, claptrap, fustian, magniloquence, orotun dity, rant, turgidity. See PLAIN, STYLE, WORDS …   English dictionary for students

  • grandiloquence — /grænˈdɪləkwəns/ (say gran diluhkwuhns) noun lofty speech; bombast. {Latin grandiloquus speaking loftily + ence} …  

  • grandiloquent — [gran dɪləkwənt] adjective pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner. Derivatives grandiloquence noun grandiloquently adverb Origin C16: from L. grandiloquus, lit. grand speaking ; the ending was alt. in Engl. by assoc. with eloquent …   English new terms dictionary

  • grandiloquent — adjective formal using words that are too long and formal in order to sound important; pompous grandiloquence noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • grandiloquent — UK [ɡrænˈdɪləkwənt] / US adjective formal expressed in extremely formal language in order to impress people, and often sounding silly because of this Derived word: grandiloquence noun uncountable …   English dictionary

  • grandiloquent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner. DERIVATIVES grandiloquence noun grandiloquently adverb. ORIGIN Latin grandiloquus grand speaking …   English terms dictionary

  • grandiloquently — grandiloquent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner. DERIVATIVES grandiloquence noun grandiloquently adverb. ORIGIN Latin grandiloquus grand speaking …   English terms dictionary

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