English Explanatory Dictionary

grandiloquent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.

Pronunciation

/ɡɹænˈdɪl.ə.kwənt/ en-us-grandiloquent.ogg

Word forms

grandiloquent more grandiloquent most grandiloquent

Etymology

From Middle French grandiloquent, from Latin grandiloquus, from grandis (“great, full”) + loquēns, present participle of loquor (“to speak”). Compare eloquent.

Synonyms

verbose

Related words

grandiloquacity grandiloquence grandiloquism grandiloquize grandiloquous grandiloquy magniloquent splendiloquent

Derived words

grandiloquently ungrandiloquent
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