- gran|dil|o|quence
- gran|dil|o|quence «gran DIHL uh kwuhns», noun.the use of lofty or pompus words, style, manner, or quality.
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gran|dil|o|quence
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dil — ae·dil·i·ty; ar·ma·dil·li·di·i·dae; bob·a·dil; ce·dil·la; cev·a·dil·la; cor·dil·le·ra; croc·o·dil·ia; croc·o·dil·i·dae; croc·o·dil·oid; daf·fa·dil·ly; daf·fo·dil; dil; dil·a·ta·tion; dil·a·ta·tor; dil·a·tom·e·ter; dil·a·to·ri·ly;… … English syllables
quence — bre·vil·o·quence; de·lin·quence; el·o·quence; fre·quence; gran·dil·o·quence; lon·gil·o·quence; lo·quence; mag·nil·o·quence; mul·til·o·quence; ob·se·quence; stul·til·o·quence; con·se·quence; se·quence; … English syllables
gran — ag·gran·dize; ag·gran·dize·ment; ag·gran·diz·er; ap·lo·gran·ite; en·gran·dize; en·gran·dize·ment; fla·gran·cy; fla·gran·te; fra·gran·cy; gran; gran·a·dilla; gran·a·dillo; gran·at; gran·dam; gran·dee; gran·dee·ship; gran·deur; gran·dez·za;… … English syllables
grandiloquence — gran·dil·o·quence … English syllables
grandiloquence — gran•dil•o•quence [[t]grænˈdɪl ə kwəns[/t]] n. speech that is lofty in tone and often pompous or bombastic • Etymology: 1580–90; < L grandiloqu(us) speaking loftily (grandi(s) great + loquus speaking) + ence gran•dil′o•quent, adj.… … From formal English to slang
grandiloquent — gran|dil|o|quent [ græn dıləkwənt ] adjective FORMAL expressed in extremely formal language in order to impress people, and often sounding silly because of this ╾ gran|dil|o|quence noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
Grandiloquence — Gran*dil o*quence, n. The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; usually in a bad sense. [1913 Webster] The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking. Thackeray, [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
