Grandiosity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hɑːɹmˈoʊniəsli/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˌandɪˈɒsɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˌandɪˈɒsɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /hɑːɹmˈoʊniəsli/.

Examples

the grandiosity of his prose
an excessive ornateness of language

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

magniloquence rhetoric grandiloquence ornateness

Parts of Speech

noun	high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation “the grandiosity of his prose”

Word Forms

grandiose	adjective	affectedly genteel
magniloquent	adjective	lofty in style
ornate	adjective	marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; ; -John Milton
grandiloquent	adjective	lofty in style

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grandiosität

hochfliegender Stil; übermäßiger Gebrauch verbaler Ausschmückung

🇫🇷French

grandeur

style haut en couleur; utilisation excessive de l'ornementation verbale

🇪🇸Spanish

grandiosidad

estilo de altos vuelos; uso excesivo de ornamentación verbal

🇮🇹Italian

grandiosità

stile altisonante; uso eccessivo di ornamenti verbali

🇳🇱Dutch

grootsheid

hoogvliegende stijl; overmatig gebruik van verbale versiering

🇵🇹Portuguese

grandiosidade

estilo alto; uso excessivo de ornamentação verbal

🇷🇺Russian

грандиозность

высокопарный стиль; чрезмерное использование словесных украшений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भव्यता

ऊँची-ऊँची शैली; मौखिक अलंकरण का अत्यधिक प्रयोग

🇧🇩Bengali

মহানুভবতা

উচ্চ-প্রবাহিত শৈলী; মৌখিক অলঙ্করণের অত্যধিক ব্যবহার

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரமாண்டம்

உயர் பறக்கும் பாணி; வாய்மொழி அலங்காரத்தின் அதிகப்படியான பயன்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

గొప్పతనం

అధిక-ఎగిరిన శైలి; మౌఖిక అలంకరణ యొక్క అధిక వినియోగం

🇮🇳Marathi

भव्यता

उच्च-प्रवाह शैली; शाब्दिक अलंकाराचा अत्यधिक वापर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભવ્યતા

ઉચ્ચ ઉડ્ડયન શૈલી; મૌખિક સુશોભનનો અતિશય ઉપયોગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭವ್ಯತೆ

ಎತ್ತರದ ಹಾರುವ ಶೈಲಿ; ಮೌಖಿಕ ಅಲಂಕಾರದ ಅತಿಯಾದ ಬಳಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗംഭീരത

ഉയർന്ന പറക്കുന്ന ശൈലി; വാക്കാലുള്ള അലങ്കാരത്തിൻ്റെ അമിതമായ ഉപയോഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਹਾਨਤਾ

ਉੱਚ-ਉੱਡਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਸ਼ੈਲੀ; ਜ਼ੁਬਾਨੀ ਸਜਾਵਟ ਦੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ ਵਰਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

عظمت

اعلی اڑانے والا انداز؛ زبانی سجاوٹ کا ضرورت سے زیادہ استعمال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宏伟

高调的风格；过度使用言语修饰

🇯🇵Japanese

誇大さ

高度な飛行スタイル。過度の言葉の装飾の使用

🇰🇷Korean

웅

날아다니는 스타일; 언어 장식의 과도한 사용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vĩ đại

phong cách bay cao; sử dụng quá nhiều trang trí bằng lời nói

🇹🇭Thai

ความยิ่งใหญ่

สไตล์การบินสูง การใช้วาจาประดับมากเกินไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebesaran

gaya terbang tinggi; penggunaan ornamen verbal yang berlebihan

🇵🇭Filipino

kadakilaan

high-flown na estilo; labis na paggamit ng verbal ornamentation

🇲🇾Malay

kemegahan

gaya terbang tinggi; penggunaan hiasan lisan yang berlebihan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عظمة

أسلوب عالي الطيران الاستخدام المفرط للزخرفة اللفظية

🇮🇷Persian

بزرگواری

سبک پرواز بالا؛ استفاده بیش از حد از تزئینات کلامی

🇹🇷Turkish

büyüklük

yüksek uçuş stili; sözlü süslemenin aşırı kullanımı

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹמֵמוּת

סגנון גבוה; שימוש מופרז בקישוט מילולי

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