GRANDILOQUENCE


Meaning of GRANDILOQUENCE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ gran-ˈdi-lə-kwən(t)s ]

noun

Etymology: probably from Middle French, from Latin grandiloquus using lofty language, from grandis + loqui to speak

Date: 1589

: a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language

• gran·dil·o·quent -kwənt adjective

• gran·dil·o·quent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.