English Explanatory Dictionary

big word

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An erudite word, especially a Latinate or multisyllabic one; a word used by scholars, intellectuals, etc., but that is not commonly known outside of academia.
  2. Boastful or exaggerated statements.

Word forms

big word big words

Synonyms

big talk

Related words

talk big sesquipedalian
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