Dictionary

grandiloquent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (of a person, qualifier:their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.
   • The American people believe that they have a free country, and we are treated to grandiloquent speeches about our flag and our reputation for freedom and enlightenment. 1898, William Graham Sumner, “The Conquest of the United States by Spain”, in War and Other Essays, Yale, published 1911, page 324:

Forms

Deriveds

ungrandiloquent · grandiloquently

Relateds

grandiloquence · magniloquent · grandiloquous · grandiloquism · grandiloquacity · splendiloquent · grandiloquy · grandiloquize

Synonyms

verbose (overly wordy or elaborate)

Translations (21)

pl górnolotny (overly wordy or elaborate) · pl grandilokwentny (overly wordy or elaborate) · es grandisonante (overly wordy or elaborate) · bg високопарен (overly wordy or elaborate) · fi mahtipontinen (overly wordy or elaborate) · hu szónokias (overly wordy or elaborate) · fr grandiloquent (overly wordy or elaborate) · ca grandiloqüent (overly wordy or elaborate) · el μεγαλόστομος (overly wordy or elaborate) · es rimbombante (overly wordy or elaborate) · ru напы́щенный (overly wordy or elaborate) · hu dagályos (overly wordy or elaborate) · el μεγαλορρήμονας (overly wordy or elaborate) · cs velkohubý (overly wordy or elaborate) · fi suurieleinen (overly wordy or elaborate) · bg надут (overly wordy or elaborate) · pt grandiloquente (overly wordy or elaborate) · la grandiloquus (overly wordy or elaborate) · es grandísono (overly wordy or elaborate) · es grandilocuente (overly wordy or elaborate) · el πομπώδης (overly wordy or elaborate)