different between exaggeration vs gasconade

English

Etymology

From Latin exaggeratio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???zæd?????e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: ex?ag?ger?a?tion

Noun

exaggeration (countable and uncountable, plural exaggerations)

1. The act of heaping or piling up.
2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth, reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation; hyperbole; overstatement.
3. A representation of things beyond natural life, in expression, beauty, power, vigor.

Synonyms

• overstatement
• hyperbole

Antonyms

• trivialization
• understatement

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• Gasconade

Etymology

From French gasconade, from Gascon (“native of Gascony”) +? -ade, literally "to talk like a Gascon"

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?ask??ne?d/
• Rhymes: -e?d

Noun

gasconade (countable and uncountable, plural gasconades)

1. Boastful talk.

Translations

Adjective

gasconade (comparative more gasconade, superlative most gasconade)

1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to exaggeration or extravagant boasting; bombastic.

Verb

gasconade (third-person singular simple present gasconades, present participle gasconading, simple past and past participle gasconaded)

1. (obsolete, derogatory) To talk boastfully.

Usage notes

Seldom used after the late 19th century. Appears overwhelmingly in references to the French.

Synonyms

• bluster
• boast

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