different between grandiloquence vs grandiloquent

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

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References

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????.di.l?.k??s/

Noun

grandiloquence f (plural grandiloquences)

1. grandiloquence

References

• “grandiloquence” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From Middle French grandiloquent, from Latin grandiloquus, from grandis (“great, full”) + loqu?ns, present participle of loquor (“I speak”). Compare eloquent.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /??æn?d?l.?.kw?nt/

Adjective

grandiloquent (comparative more grandiloquent, superlative most grandiloquent)

1. (of a person, their language or writing) given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive amount of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid

Synonyms

• (overly wordy or elaborate): See Thesaurus:verbose

Related terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????.di.l?.k??/

Adjective

grandiloquent (feminine singular grandiloquente, masculine plural grandiloquents, feminine plural grandiloquentes)

1. grandiloquent

Further reading

• “grandiloquent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).