grandiloquent style

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• grandiloquent — grandiloquent, ente [ grɑ̃dilɔkɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1876; de grandiloquence 1 ♦ Qui s exprime avec grandiloquence. ⇒ emphatique, pompeux. 2 ♦ Où il entre de la grandiloquence. ⇒ 2. pompier. Style, discours grandiloquent. ● grandiloquent,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Grandiloquent — Gran*dil o*quent, a. [L. grandis grand + logui to speak.] Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

• grandiloquent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pompous, histrionic, bombastic; see bombastic , oratorical . See Synonym Study at bombastic . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [gran DIL uh kwent] using big words to try to impress, bombastic. Many… …   English dictionary for students

• grandiloquent — grandiloquently, adv. /gran dil euh kweuhnt/, adj. speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic. [1585 95; GRANDILOQU(ENCE) + ENT] Syn. turgid, inflated, rhetorical, pretentious. Ant. simple, sincere. * …   Universalium

• 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 — /grænˈdɪləkwənt / (say gran diluhkwuhnt) adjective speaking or expressed in a lofty or pompous style; bombastic. –grandiloquently, adverb …  

• demitoilet — A style of elaborate but not formal dress …   Grandiloquent dictionary

• ollendorfian — Writing or speaking in an overly formal and artifical style …   Grandiloquent dictionary

• ronflant — ronflant, ante [ rɔ̃flɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1179; de ronfler 1 ♦ Qui produit un son continu et puissant semblable au ronflement d un dormeur. Poêle ronflant. Par ext. Méd. Râle ronflant. 2 ♦ (1688) Fig. et péj. Plein d emphase; grandiloquent et creux …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Homiletics — • Lengthy historical article. Includes extensive bibliography Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Homiletics     Homiletics     † …   Catholic encyclopedia