grandiosity

noun

gran·​di·​os·​i·​ty

-ətē, 

-i

plural -es

: the quality or state of being grandiose

forgot his connubial incompetence in the grandiosities of his research projects

—J. L. Davis

feeling takes the place of comprehending, grandiosity the place of grandeur, pathos the place of understanding

—R. H. Pearce

Word History

Etymology

French grandiosité, from Italian grandiosità, from grandioso + -ità -ity (from Latin -itat-, -itas)

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Rhymes for grandiosity

• animosity
• curiosity
• generosity
• nebulosity
• reciprocity
• tortuosity
• tuberosity
• virtuosity
• atrocity
• ferocity
• monstrosity
• pomposity