grandiose
English
Etymology
From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -əʊs
Adjective
grandiose (comparative more grandiose, superlative most grandiose)
- large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
- 2019, Nalini Mohabir, Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence in the Guardian.
- Independence does not need to be a grandiose process of disconnection and severing ties.
- 2019, Nalini Mohabir, Renaming the Cook Islands would be a vital step towards true independence in the Guardian.
- pompous or pretentious
Related terms
Translations
large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
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pompous or pretentious
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Further reading
- “grandiose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “grandiose”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “grandiose”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian grandioso.
Pronunciation
Adjective
grandiose (plural grandioses)
Related terms
Further reading
- “grandiose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
German
Adjective
grandiose
- inflection of grandios:
Italian
Adjective
grandiose f pl
- (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective grandioso.
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
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