grandiloquence
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noun \gran-ˈdi-lə-kwən(t)s\Definition of GRANDILOQUENCE
: a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
— gran·dil·o·quent \-kwənt\ adjective
— gran·dil·o·quent·ly adverb
See Examples of GRANDILOQUENCE
- <a heavyweight champion who was famous for his entertaining grandiloquence prior to every match>
- <the predictably wearisome grandiloquence of the speeches at a political convention>
Origin of GRANDILOQUENCE
probably from Middle French, from Latin grandiloquus using lofty language, from grandis + loqui to speak
First Known Use: 1589
Related to GRANDILOQUENCE
- Synonyms
- bluster, brag, braggadocio, bull [slang], cockalorum, fanfaronade, gas, gasconade, bombast, hot air, magniloquence, rant, rodomontade (also rhodomontade)
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