grandiloquence

English

Etymology

From Latin grandiloquentia, from grandiloquus, 1580s.[1]

Noun

grandiloquence (countable and uncountable, plural grandiloquences)

  1. Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
    Synonym: magniloquence

Translations

References
  1. “grandiloquence” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.