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Grandiose

Grandiose Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Grandiose? [adj] impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval [adj] affectedly genteel Synonyms \| Synonyms for Grandiose: hifalutin \| highfalutin \| highfaluting \| hoity-toity \| impressive \| la-di-da \| pretentious Related Terms \| Find terms related to Grandiose: affected \| ambitious \| august \| awe-inspiring \| awful \| Babylonian \| barbaric \| bedizened \| big-sounding \| bombastic \| convoluted \| Corinthian \| cosmic \| declamatory \| deluxe \| elaborate \| elegant \| elevated \| euphuistic \| extravagant \| fancy \| fine \| flamboyant \| flaming \| flash \| flashy \| flaunting \| florid \| fulsome \| fustian \| garish \| gaudy \| glorious \| Gongoresque \| grand \| grandiloquent \| grandisonant \| highfalutin \| high-flowing \| high-flown \| high-flying \| high-sounding \| histrionic \| imposing \| impressive \| inflated \| inkhorn \| Johnsonian \| labyrinthine \| lexiphanic \| lofty \| lordly \| lurid \| luxurious \| magnificent \| magniloquent \| majestic \| melodramatic \| meretricious \| monumental \| noble \| orotund \| ostentatious \| overambitious \| overdone \| overelaborate \| overinvolved \| overwhelming \| overwrought \| palatial \| pedantic \| plush \| pompous \| posh \| pretentious \| princely \| proud \| rhetorical \| ritzy \| royal \| sensational \| sensationalistic \| sententious \| showy \| sonorous \| splendacious \| splendid \| splendiferous \| stately \| stilted \| sumptuous \| superb \| superfancy \| superfine \| swank \| swanky \| swell \| tall \| tortuous \| unfathomable \| utopian \| vast \| visionary See Also \| Grandiose In Webster's Dictionary \Gran"di*ose"\, a. [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See {Grand}.] 1. Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid; striking; -- in a good sense. The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of the whole. --M. Arnold. The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. --C. Kingsley. 2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style.

Grandiose Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Grandiose?

[adj] impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
[adj] affectedly genteel

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Grandiose In Webster's Dictionary

\Gran"di*ose"\, a. [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See
{Grand}.]
1. Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid;
   striking; -- in a good sense.

         The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept
         down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of
         the whole.                            --M. Arnold.

         The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. --C.
                                               Kingsley.

2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor;
   flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a
   grandiose style.

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