grandiloquence
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle French grandiloquence, from Latin grandiloquentia, from grandiloquus, 1580s.[1]
Noun
[edit]grandiloquence (countable and uncountable, plural grandiloquences)
- Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
- Synonyms: grandiloquy, magniloquence, (rare) magniloquy
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[edit]Translations
[edit]lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing
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References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “grandiloquence”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit][1540s] From Middle French grandiloquence, from Latin grandiloquus + -ence, after éloquence.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]grandiloquence f (usually uncountable, plural grandiloquences)
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “grandiloquence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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