Definition of Grandiloquence

1. Noun. High-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation. "An excessive ornateness of language"

Exact synonyms: Grandiosity, Magniloquence, Ornateness, Rhetoric
Specialized synonyms: Flourish, Blah, Bombast, Claptrap, Fustian, Rant
Generic synonyms: Expressive Style, Style
Derivative terms: Grandiloquent, Grandiose, Magniloquent, Ornate

Definition of Grandiloquence

1. n. The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense.

Definition of Grandiloquence

1. Noun. lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing ¹

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Definition of Grandiloquence

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Grandiloquence

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grandfather clock
grandfather clocks
grandfather paradox
grandfather paradoxes
grandfathered
grandfatherhood
grandfathering
grandfatherless
grandfatherly
grandfathers
grandidierite
grandific
grandiflora
grandifloras
grandiloquence (current term)
grandiloquences
grandiloquent
grandiloquently
grandiloquism
grandiloquisms
grandiloquous
grandiose
grandiose delusion
grandiose delusions
grandiose type of paranoid disorder
grandiosely
grandioseness
grandiosenesses
grandiosities

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