grandiloquence

English

Etymology

From Latin grandiloquentia, from grandiloquus, 1580s.

Noun

grandiloquence (countable and uncountable, plural grandiloquences)

1. Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.

   Synonyms: grandiloquy, magniloquence, (rare) magniloquy

Related terms

• grandiloquent
• grandiloquently
• tushery

Translations

lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing

• Bulgarian: надутост (bg) f (nadutost), високопарност f (visokoparnost)
• Dutch: grootspraak (nl) m or f, bombast (nl) m, hoogdravendheid (nl) f
• Finnish: sanahelinä (fi)
• French: grandiloquence (fr) f
• Polish: grandilokwencja (pl) f

French

Etymology

From Latin grandiloquus + -ence, after éloquence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁɑ̃.di.lɔ.kɑ̃s/

• Audio:

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Noun

grandiloquence f (usually uncountable, plural grandiloquences)

1. grandiloquence

Related terms

• grandiloquent

Further reading

• “grandiloquence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.