altisonante
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin altisonus, reshaped according to the present participle sonante (“sounding”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
altisonante (plural altisonanti)
- high-sounding
- Synonym: (archaic) altisono
- (by extension, derogatory) pompous
Further reading edit
- altisonante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
altisonante m or f (masculine and feminine plural altisonantes)
- high-sounding
- pompous
- Synonym: pomposo
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “altisonante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014