Definition of grandiloquent in English:

grandiloquent

adjective ɡranˈdɪləkwəntɡrænˈdɪləkwənt

Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress.
（语言、风格或手法）（尤指故意）浮夸的
a grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory
一场歌颂西班牙辉煌的浮华庆典。
Example sentencesExamples
- They feel so let down by a government that promised the earth - wonderful phrases, and grandiloquent language.
- Shakespeare, to many, is almost like Indian mythology with its larger-than-life characters and grandiloquent plots and dialogues.
- But in no time one realizes that the claim is not grandiloquent, but humble.
- Elie is a busy man, and has no time for such grandiloquent nonsense.
- In the same grandiloquent tradition as Italian cinema, imagery is paramount in setting the mood and projecting the hidden psychology of the characters.
- You have to understand that he had a habit of making grandiloquent statements.
- Johnson's expression is manly, vigorous, grandiloquent and bombastic.
- Horace has a grandiloquent way of thinking about things.
- His grandiloquent claim that there are five branches of the fine arts, and that the greatest of these is confectionery, is famous.
- Beijing made grandiloquent promises at the time.
- The grandiloquent building in which the hotel is housed has been a city landmark since 1909 and it's a neo-classical façade is impressive, with tall, fat columns rising high above its entrance.
- He duplicates the editors' preface in a rather grandiloquent manner.
- To the delight of nineteenth-century readers, phrasings were predictably grandiloquent.
- I can use the tools every other writer uses, the grandiloquent metaphors, the descriptions, but I don't think I'd be doing the reader any favors.
- Some of the politicians who give grandiloquent speeches on Europe's future seem to know history only as far back as Hitler, Stalin and the Cold War.
Synonyms
pompous, bombastic, magniloquent, pretentious, ostentatious, high-flown, high-sounding, rhetorical, orotund, fustian, florid, flowery
laboured, strained, overwrought, overblown, overripe, overdone
wordy, periphrastic
epic, Homeric, Miltonian
informal highfalutin, purple
rare tumid, pleonastic, euphuistic, aureate, hyperventilated

Derivatives

grandiloquence

noun ɡranˈdɪləkwənsɡrænˈdɪləkwəns

Now that I've said that, allow me to apologize for the grandiloquence and pomposity of that preceding paragraph.
Example sentencesExamples
- His writing, however, has been criticised by some for grandiloquence and obscurantism.
- There is no playing to the gallery, no verbal gymnastics, certainly no grandiloquence.
- And what I find in her work is a lot of Italian baroque kind of gestures and grandiloquence.
- Nevertheless, he has his moments of loopy grandiloquence.

grandiloquently

adverbɡranˈdɪləkwəntliɡrænˈdɪləkwəntli

‘My Lord Philip,’ She announced grandiloquently, ‘We are going to elope.’
Example sentencesExamples
- Fernandes has thanked him grandiloquently for having saved India.
- Such an ambition is both clear and ‘not too grandiloquently vast’.
- When Necker appeared he was hailed as father of the people, and grandiloquently promised he would not abandon them; but known opponents of the patriotic cause were mobbed, jostled, and had the windows of their lodgings broken.

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin grandiloquus, literally 'grand-speaking', from grandis 'grand' + loqui 'speak'. The ending was altered in English by association with eloquent.

Rhymes

magniloquent

Definition of grandiloquent in US English:

grandiloquent

adjectiveɡranˈdiləkwəntɡrænˈdɪləkwənt

Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress.
（语言、风格或手法）（尤指故意）浮夸的
a grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory
一场歌颂西班牙辉煌的浮华庆典。
Example sentencesExamples
- His grandiloquent claim that there are five branches of the fine arts, and that the greatest of these is confectionery, is famous.
- The grandiloquent building in which the hotel is housed has been a city landmark since 1909 and it's a neo-classical façade is impressive, with tall, fat columns rising high above its entrance.
- But in no time one realizes that the claim is not grandiloquent, but humble.
- Some of the politicians who give grandiloquent speeches on Europe's future seem to know history only as far back as Hitler, Stalin and the Cold War.
- To the delight of nineteenth-century readers, phrasings were predictably grandiloquent.
- He duplicates the editors' preface in a rather grandiloquent manner.
- Beijing made grandiloquent promises at the time.
- In the same grandiloquent tradition as Italian cinema, imagery is paramount in setting the mood and projecting the hidden psychology of the characters.
- They feel so let down by a government that promised the earth - wonderful phrases, and grandiloquent language.
- Elie is a busy man, and has no time for such grandiloquent nonsense.
- Johnson's expression is manly, vigorous, grandiloquent and bombastic.
- Shakespeare, to many, is almost like Indian mythology with its larger-than-life characters and grandiloquent plots and dialogues.
- I can use the tools every other writer uses, the grandiloquent metaphors, the descriptions, but I don't think I'd be doing the reader any favors.
- You have to understand that he had a habit of making grandiloquent statements.
- Horace has a grandiloquent way of thinking about things.
Synonyms
pompous, bombastic, magniloquent, pretentious, ostentatious, high-flown, high-sounding, rhetorical, orotund, fustian, florid, flowery

Origin

Late 16th century: from Latin grandiloquus, literally ‘grand-speaking’, from grandis ‘grand’ + loqui ‘speak’. The ending was altered in English by association with eloquent.

词汇	grandiloquent
释义	Definition of grandiloquent in English: grandiloquent adjective ɡranˈdɪləkwəntɡrænˈdɪləkwənt Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress. （语言、风格或手法）（尤指故意）浮夸的 a grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory 一场歌颂西班牙辉煌的浮华庆典。 Example sentencesExamples They feel so let down by a government that promised the earth - wonderful phrases, and grandiloquent language. Shakespeare, to many, is almost like Indian mythology with its larger-than-life characters and grandiloquent plots and dialogues. But in no time one realizes that the claim is not grandiloquent, but humble. Elie is a busy man, and has no time for such grandiloquent nonsense. In the same grandiloquent tradition as Italian cinema, imagery is paramount in setting the mood and projecting the hidden psychology of the characters. You have to understand that he had a habit of making grandiloquent statements. Johnson's expression is manly, vigorous, grandiloquent and bombastic. Horace has a grandiloquent way of thinking about things. His grandiloquent claim that there are five branches of the fine arts, and that the greatest of these is confectionery, is famous. Beijing made grandiloquent promises at the time. The grandiloquent building in which the hotel is housed has been a city landmark since 1909 and it's a neo-classical façade is impressive, with tall, fat columns rising high above its entrance. He duplicates the editors' preface in a rather grandiloquent manner. To the delight of nineteenth-century readers, phrasings were predictably grandiloquent. I can use the tools every other writer uses, the grandiloquent metaphors, the descriptions, but I don't think I'd be doing the reader any favors. Some of the politicians who give grandiloquent speeches on Europe's future seem to know history only as far back as Hitler, Stalin and the Cold War. Synonyms pompous, bombastic, magniloquent, pretentious, ostentatious, high-flown, high-sounding, rhetorical, orotund, fustian, florid, flowery laboured, strained, overwrought, overblown, overripe, overdone wordy, periphrastic epic, Homeric, Miltonian informal highfalutin, purple rare tumid, pleonastic, euphuistic, aureate, hyperventilated Derivatives grandiloquence noun ɡranˈdɪləkwənsɡrænˈdɪləkwəns Now that I've said that, allow me to apologize for the grandiloquence and pomposity of that preceding paragraph. Example sentencesExamples His writing, however, has been criticised by some for grandiloquence and obscurantism. There is no playing to the gallery, no verbal gymnastics, certainly no grandiloquence. And what I find in her work is a lot of Italian baroque kind of gestures and grandiloquence. Nevertheless, he has his moments of loopy grandiloquence. grandiloquently adverbɡranˈdɪləkwəntliɡrænˈdɪləkwəntli ‘My Lord Philip,’ She announced grandiloquently, ‘We are going to elope.’ Example sentencesExamples Fernandes has thanked him grandiloquently for having saved India. Such an ambition is both clear and ‘not too grandiloquently vast’. When Necker appeared he was hailed as father of the people, and grandiloquently promised he would not abandon them; but known opponents of the patriotic cause were mobbed, jostled, and had the windows of their lodgings broken. Origin Late 16th century: from Latin grandiloquus, literally 'grand-speaking', from grandis 'grand' + loqui 'speak'. The ending was altered in English by association with eloquent. Rhymes magniloquent Definition of grandiloquent in US English: grandiloquent adjectiveɡranˈdiləkwəntɡrænˈdɪləkwənt Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress. （语言、风格或手法）（尤指故意）浮夸的 a grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory 一场歌颂西班牙辉煌的浮华庆典。 Example sentencesExamples His grandiloquent claim that there are five branches of the fine arts, and that the greatest of these is confectionery, is famous. The grandiloquent building in which the hotel is housed has been a city landmark since 1909 and it's a neo-classical façade is impressive, with tall, fat columns rising high above its entrance. But in no time one realizes that the claim is not grandiloquent, but humble. Some of the politicians who give grandiloquent speeches on Europe's future seem to know history only as far back as Hitler, Stalin and the Cold War. To the delight of nineteenth-century readers, phrasings were predictably grandiloquent. He duplicates the editors' preface in a rather grandiloquent manner. Beijing made grandiloquent promises at the time. In the same grandiloquent tradition as Italian cinema, imagery is paramount in setting the mood and projecting the hidden psychology of the characters. They feel so let down by a government that promised the earth - wonderful phrases, and grandiloquent language. Elie is a busy man, and has no time for such grandiloquent nonsense. Johnson's expression is manly, vigorous, grandiloquent and bombastic. Shakespeare, to many, is almost like Indian mythology with its larger-than-life characters and grandiloquent plots and dialogues. I can use the tools every other writer uses, the grandiloquent metaphors, the descriptions, but I don't think I'd be doing the reader any favors. You have to understand that he had a habit of making grandiloquent statements. Horace has a grandiloquent way of thinking about things. Synonyms pompous, bombastic, magniloquent, pretentious, ostentatious, high-flown, high-sounding, rhetorical, orotund, fustian, florid, flowery Origin Late 16th century: from Latin grandiloquus, literally ‘grand-speaking’, from grandis ‘grand’ + loqui ‘speak’. The ending was altered in English by association with eloquent.
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