grandiose
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Contents |
English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand).
Adjective [edit]
grandiose (comparative more grandiose, superlative most grandiose)
- large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
- pompous or pretentious
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
pompous or pretentious
External links [edit]
- grandiose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- grandiose in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- grandiose at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
grandiose f pl
- feminine plural of grandioso
