different between grandioso vs grandiose

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Doublet of grandiose.

Noun

grandioso (plural grandiosos)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style
2. (music) A passage having this mark

Adverb

grandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)

1. (music) played in this style

Adjective

grandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)

1. (music) describing a passage having this mark

Anagrams

• organoids, rigadoons

Italian

Adjective

grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosi, feminine plural grandiose)

1. grandiose, magnificent

Derived terms

• grandiosamente
• grandiosità

Further reading

• grandioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Adjective

grandioso m (feminine singular grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas, comparable)

1. great (very big)
2. grand; majestic; magnificent

Related terms

• grande

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??an?djoso/, [??ãn??d?jo.so]

Adjective

grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas)

1. great

Related terms

• grande

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.

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)

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