Dictionary

grandiose en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɡɹæn.di.oʊs/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ɡɹæn.diˈoʊs/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈɡɹæn.di.əʊs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Possibly from grand + -ose, though to be debated. Doublet of grandioso.

Meanings

1. Large and impressive in size, scope or extent.
   • Independence does not need to be a grandiose process of disconnection and severing ties. 2019 March 6, Nalini Mohabir, “Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence”, in The Guardian:
2. Pompous or pretentious.
   • There is a station here, of course, opened as Didcot in June 1844 and renamed as the more grandiose-sounding Didcot Parkway in July 1985. 2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Didcot (1932)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 60:
3. magnificent or spectacular.

Forms

Deriveds

ungrandiose · grandioseness · grandiosely · blandiose

Relateds

grand · grandiosity · grandioso · grandeur

Translations (37)

nb storslagen (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · bg помпозен (pompous or pretentious) · fi mahtava (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · ru помпе́зный (pompous or pretentious) · da svulstig (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · da storladen (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · nb grandios (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · el επιβλητικός (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · yi גראַנדיעז (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · bg претенциозен (pompous or pretentious) · bg внушителен (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · pt grandioso (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · ka გრანდიოზული (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · bg грандиозен (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · fr pompeux (pompous or pretentious) · da opsigtsvækkende (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · ru грандио́зный (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · sv storartad (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · da flot (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · sv storslagen (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · it grandioso (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · nn grandios (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · es grandioso (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · hu grandiózus (pompous or pretentious) · ca grandiós (pompous or pretentious) · da grandios (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · nb herskapelig (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · fr prétentieux (pompous or pretentious) · fi mahtaileva (pompous or pretentious) · it grandioso (pompous or pretentious) · da storslået (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · sv grandios (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · fr grandiose (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · ca grandiós (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · es grandioso (pompous or pretentious) · hu grandiózus (large and impressive, in size, scope or extent) · pt pomposo (pompous or pretentious)