grandiloquence

Noun

Meaning

The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

rhetoric euphemism sensationalism bravado grandiosity pomposity rhetorician bombast fustian ornateness loquacity loquaciousness magniloquence ponderousness persuasiveness

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Antonyms

inability ambiguity humility incompetence inaccuracy ineffectiveness

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Hypernyms

style expressive style

Hyponyms

flourish rant claptrap blah bombast fustian

Related terms

grandiloquent grandiloquently tushery

Examples

Hegel once observed that comedy is in act superior to tragedy and humourous reasoning superior to grandiloquent reasoning. Although Lincoln does not possess the grandiloquence of historical action, as an average man of the people he has its humour. Karl Marx

the grandiosity of his prose Source: Internet

an excessive ornateness of language Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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