grandioso

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grandioso, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand).

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

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Italian

Adjective

1. grandiose, magnificent

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Portuguese

Adjective

1. great (very big)
2. grand; majestic; magnificent

Related terms

• grande

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

1. great

Related terms

• grande