GRANDILOQUENCE

grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoric

(noun) high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; ā€œthe grandiosity of his proseā€; ā€œan excessive ornateness of languageā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

grandiloquence (countable and uncountable, plural grandiloquences)

Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.

Synonym: magniloquence

Source: Wiktionary


Gran*dil"o*quence, n.

Definition: The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense. The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking. Thackeray,

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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