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grandiloquence

/ɡɹænˈdɪləkwəns/

grandiloquence noun: lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.

Noun

grandiloquence (countable and uncountable, plural grandiloquences)

  1. Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.

grandiloquence meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

grandiloquence in Tamil

பெரும்பேச்சு, ஆடம்பர வார்த்தை, அலங்கார மொழி, வாய்ப்பந்தல்

grandiloquence in Urdu

بلند پروازی, مبالغہ آمیزی

grandiloquence in Bengali

উচ্চমার্গীয়, জমকালো, শব্দাড়ম্বরপূর্ণ বক্তৃতা, লেখা

Synonyms of grandiloquence

Forms of grandiloquence

pluralgrandiloquences

Origin of grandiloquence

From Middle French grandiloquence, from Latin grandiloquentia, from grandiloquus, 1580s.

Questions about grandiloquence

What does grandiloquence mean?
Grandiloquence means lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
What is grandiloquence in Tamil?
Grandiloquence in Tamil is பெரும்பேச்சு, ஆடம்பர வார்த்தை, அலங்கார மொழி. See Grandiloquence meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is grandiloquence?
Grandiloquence is a noun.
How do you pronounce grandiloquence?
Grandiloquence is pronounced /ɡɹænˈdɪləkwəns/.
What is the plural of grandiloquence?
The plural of grandiloquence is grandiloquences.

Words near grandiloquence in the dictionary

  1. grandie
  2. grandies
  3. grandific
  4. grandiflora
  5. grandifloras
  6. grandiloquence
  7. grandiloquences
  8. grandiloquent
  9. grandiloquently
  10. grandiloquies
  11. grandiloquise

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Adapted from Wiktionary: grandiloquence (page history and authors); grandiloquence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); grandiloquence (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); grandiloquence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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