In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoric
(noun) high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; āthe grandiosity of his proseā; āan excessive ornateness of languageā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.