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grandiose
English
Etymology
From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Doublet of grandioso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æn.di???s/, /???æn.di.??s/
- Rhymes: -??s
Adjective
grandiose (comparative more grandiose, superlative most grandiose)
- Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
- Pompous or pretentious.
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- grandiose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- grandiose in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- grandiose at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- angroside, diagnoser, dragonise, organdies, organised
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian grandioso.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????.djoz/
- Homophone: grandioses
- Rhymes: -oz
Adjective
grandiose (plural grandioses)
- grandiose
Related terms
- grand
Further reading
- “grandiose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Adjective
grandiose
- inflection of grandios:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
grandiose f pl
- feminine plural of grandioso
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
grandiose
- definite singular/plural of grandios
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
grandiose
- definite singular/plural of grandios
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epic
English
Alternative forms
- epick (archaic)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /??p.?k/
- Rhymes: -?p?k
Etymology 1
From Middle French épique, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (epikós), from ???? (épos, “word, story”).
Noun
epic (plural epics)
- An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- A series of events considered appropriate to an epic.
- (computing) In software development, a large or extended user story.
Synonyms
- épopée
- epos
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
epic (comparative more epic, superlative most epic)
- Of or relating to an epic.
- Synonym: epical
- 1983, Jan Knappert, Epic Poetry in Swahili and other African Languages, p. 58:
- The main theme of epic poetry is, of course, the hero, his life, his greatness of character, his deeds and his death.
- Momentously heroic; grand in scale or character
- China's epic traffic jam "vanished" [title of article]
- (colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.
- Synonyms: extraordinary, momentous, remarkable
Derived terms
- epically
- epicness
- epic fail
Translations
Etymology 2
From epi-, from Ancient Greek ??? (epí, “on top of”).
Adjective
epic (not comparable)
- (category theory, of a morphism) That is an epimorphism.
Anagrams
- ECPI, pice
Danish
Etymology
From English epic, from Latin epicus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (epikós), from ???? (épos, “word, story”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??p?k/
Adjective
epic (neuter epic, plural and definite singular attributive epic)
- (slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary; extraordinary, momentous, great.
- Det var virkeligt epic.
Romanian
Etymology
From French épique, from Latin epicus.
Adjective
epic m or n (feminine singular epic?, masculine plural epici, feminine and neuter plural epice)
- epic
Declension
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