different between grandiose vs grandiloquent

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)

1. Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
2. Pompous or pretentious.

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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)

1. grandiose

Related terms

• grand

Further reading

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

German

Adjective

grandiose

1. inflection of grandios:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

grandiose f pl

1. feminine plural of grandioso

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

grandiose

1. definite singular/plural of grandios

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

grandiose

1. definite singular/plural of grandios

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

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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).