English Explanatory Dictionary

grandioso

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style
  2. A passage having this mark
adv
  1. played in this style
adj
  1. describing a passage having this mark

Word forms

grandioso grandiosos more grandioso most grandioso

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Doublet of grandiose.

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