Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Pompous or bombastic speech or expression.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The condition or quality of being grandiloquent; lofty speech or expression; bombast.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
lofty ,pompous orbombastic speech orwriting
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From grandiloquent, from Latin grandiloquus : grandis, great + loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
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kenspeckle commented on the word grandiloquence
not to be confused with graviloquence or gaudiloquent
February 7, 2007
oroboros commented on the word grandiloquence
Don't forget grandilloquence! Also see blandiloquence.
May 2, 2007