mag|nil|o|quence

mag|nil|o|quence
mag|nil|o|quence «mag NIHL uh kwuhns», noun.
1. the use of big and unusual words and elaborate phrases; high-flown, lofty style of speaking or writing: »

Cibber…foisted his own bombast into the company of Shakespeare's magniloquence (Cowden Clarke).

SYNONYM(S): bombast.
2. boastfulness.
[< Latin magniloquentia < magnus great + loquēns, -entis, present participle of loquī speak]

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  • nil — ace·to·va·nil·lone; an·thra·nil·ic; cam·pa·nil·la; car·ba·nil; car·ba·nil·ate; car·ba·nil·ic; car·ba·nil·ide; cor·o·nil·lin; ju·ve·nil·i·ty; mag·nil·o·quence; mag·nil·o·quent; ma·nil·la; med·i·nil·la; met·a·nil·ic; met·a·nil; mo·nil·e·thrix;… …   English syllables

  • mag — aero·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ic; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ism; an·ti·mag·ma·tist; an·ti·mag·net·ic; cag·mag; he·mag·glut·i·nate; he·mag·glu·ti·na·tion; he·mag·glu·ti·nin; hy·po·mag·ne·se·mia; mag·a·dis; mag·a·dize;… …   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

  • magniloquence — mag·nil·o·quence …   English syllables

  • magniloquent — mag•nil•o•quent [[t]mægˈnɪl ə kwənt[/t]] adj. speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; bombastic • Etymology: 1650–60; < L magniloquentia elevated language mag•nil′o•quence, n. mag•nil′o•quent•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

  • 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

  • Magniloquence — Mag*nil o*quence, n. [L. magniloquentia.] The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • se — abhi·se·ka; ace·to·ar·se·nite; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·lo·se·mat·ic; an·te·con·se·quent; an·ti·se·le·ne; an·ti·se·rum; apoph·y·se·al; ap·o·se·mat·ic; ar·se·dine; ar·se·nal; ar·se·nate; ar·se·nian; ar·se·nide; ar·se·nif·er·ous; ar·se·ni·llo;… …   English syllables

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