Grandiloquent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lofty in style

puffed up with vanity; ; ; ; - Newsweek

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹmənˌɪsaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈandɪlˌɒkwənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈandɪlˌɒkwənt/

4 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːɹmənˌɪsaɪ/.

Examples

he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying
a grandiloquent and boastful manner
overblown oratory

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pompous overblown pontifical portentous tall magniloquent

Parts of Speech

adjective	lofty in style “he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying”
adjective	puffed up with vanity; ; ; ; - Newsweek “a grandiloquent and boastful manner”

Word Forms

grandiloquence	noun	high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
magniloquence	noun	high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
pomp	noun	cheap or pretentious or vain display
pomposity	noun	lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
pompousness	noun	lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

hochtrabend

erhaben im Stil

🇪🇸Spanish

grandilocuente

de estilo elevado

🇮🇹Italian

magniloquente

elevato nello stile

🇳🇱Dutch

hoogdravend

verheven van stijl

🇵🇹Portuguese

grandiloquente

elevado em estilo

🇷🇺Russian

высокопарный

высокий стиль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आडंबरपूर्ण

शैली में उदात्त

🇧🇩Bengali

বড় কথা

শৈলী উচ্চ

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரமாண்டமான

உயர்ந்த பாணியில்

🇮🇳Telugu

మహానుభావుడు

గంభీరమైన శైలి

🇮🇳Marathi

भव्य

शैलीत उदात्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવ્ય

શૈલીમાં ઉચ્ચ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭವ್ಯವಾದ

ಎತ್ತರದ ಶೈಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗംഭീരമായ

ഉന്നതമായ ശൈലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ

ਸ਼ੈਲੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਚਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاندار

انداز میں بلند

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

夸夸其谈

高尚的风格

🇯🇵Japanese

壮大な

高尚なスタイル

🇰🇷Korean

과장된

스타일이 고상하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hay khoa trương

phong cách cao cả

🇹🇭Thai

ยิ่งใหญ่

สูงส่งอย่างมีสไตล์

🇮🇩Indonesian

muluk

bergaya tinggi

🇵🇭Filipino

marangal

matayog sa istilo

🇲🇾Malay

megah

tinggi bergaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طنان

سامية في الاسلوب

🇮🇷Persian

باشکوه

به سبک رفیع

🇹🇷Turkish

görkemli

tarzı yüksek

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִמלָץ

נשגב בסגנון

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