grandiosity
grandiosity noun: the state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).
Noun
grandiosity (countable and uncountable, plural grandiosities)
- The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).
- […] the narcissistic leader does not use his narcissistic charisma only as a means for political success; he needs success and applause for the sake of his own mental equilibrium. The idea of his greatness and infallibility is essentially based on his narcissistic grandiosity, not on his real...1973, Erich Fromm, The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, Part Three, Chapter 9, pp.202-3
- U2 have never been a band noted for their love of shy understatement, but even by their standards, their arrival in Las Vegas represents a hitherto-unimagined degree of grandiosity.2023 September 30, Alexis Petridis, “U2 review – an utterly astonishing, admirably raw Vegas extravaganza”, in The Guardian, London
Forms of grandiosity
| plural | grandiosities |
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Origin of grandiosity
From grandiose + -ity.
Questions about grandiosity
- What does grandiosity mean?
- Grandiosity means the state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).
- What part of speech is grandiosity?
- Grandiosity is a noun.
- What is the plural of grandiosity?
- The plural of grandiosity is grandiosities.
Words near grandiosity in the dictionary
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