grandioso

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Doublet of grandiose.

Noun

grandioso (plural grandiosos)

1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style
2. (music) A passage having this mark

Adverb

grandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)

1. (music) played in this style

Adjective

grandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)

1. (music) describing a passage having this mark

Anagrams

• organoids, rigadoons

Italian

Etymology

From grande +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡranˈdjo.zo/, (traditional) /ɡranˈdjo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: gran‧dió‧so

Adjective

grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosi, feminine plural grandiose)

1. grandiose, magnificent

Derived terms

• grandiosamente
• grandiosità

Descendants

• → German: grandios
• → English: grandiose
• → Esperanto: grandioza
• → Spanish: grandioso
• → French: grandiose
• → Portuguese: grandioso
• → Russian: грандио́зный (grandióznyj)

Further reading

• grandioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grandioso. Doublet of grande.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjo.zu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈo.zo/ [ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjo.zo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ̃ˈdjo.zu/

• Hyphenation: gran‧di‧o‧so

Adjective

grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas, metaphonic)

1. grandiose (large and impressive)

Derived terms

• grandiosamente
• grandiosidade

Related terms

• grande

Further reading

• “grandioso”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “grandioso”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “grandioso”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “grandioso”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾanˈdjoso/ [ɡɾãn̪ˈd̪jo.so]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: gran‧dio‧so

Adjective

grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas)

1. great, grandiose

Derived terms

• grandiosidad

Related terms

• grande

Further reading

• “grandioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025