grandiloquence

noun gran·dil·o·quence \gran-ˈdi-lə-kwən(t)s\

Definition of GRANDILOQUENCE

: a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language

— gran·dil·o·quent \-kwənt\ adjective

— gran·dil·o·quent·ly adverb

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probably from Middle French, from Latin grandiloquus using lofty language, from grandis + loqui to speak

First Known Use: 1589

Synonyms: bluster, brag, braggadocio, bull [slang], cockalorum, fanfaronade, gas, gasconade, bombast, hot air, magniloquence, rant, rodomontade (also rhodomontade)

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