grandiloquentadj.n.

Brit.

/ɡranˈdɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ɡrænˈdɪləkw(ə)nt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin grandiloquus , -ent suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin grandiloquus (see grandiloquous adj.) + -ent suffix, after grandiloquence n.; compare -loquent comb. form and magniloquent adj. Compare French grandiloquent (19th cent.), Spanish grandilocuente (19th cent.), Italian grandiloquente (a1823).

A. adj.

Characterized by a high-flown, extravagant, or bombastic style or manner, esp. in language.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent

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grandiose1840

magnisonanta1843

togated1868

elevated1875

mandarin1959

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. I I..admire your aged Muse, that may well be grand-mother to our grand-eloquentest Poets at this present.]

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Grandiloquent, that useth great words, that hath a high stile.

1798 Monthly Rev. Sept. 94 His grammar and spelling book, or, as the grandiloquent philosophers of Paris term them, his analytical and synthetical tables of the French language.

1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. v. 410 To emulate the grandiloquent strains of Pindar.

1868 A. Helps Realmah I. viii. 221 You should have heard him dilate upon it in his grandiloquent way.

1910 C. C. Munn Castle Builders xiv. 166 ‘Sarve the jintl'min,’ he added with a grandiloquent handwave to the barkeeper.

1948 N. M. Gunn Shadow iii. v. 218 ‘You know I'll never desert you till the last going down of the sun... A trifle grandiloquent mayhap,’ Nan admitted judiciously, ‘but terribly exact.’

2004 P. Ackroyd Lambs of London (2005) v. 62 William knew his father to be excitable, grandiloquent and liable to spin extravagant schemes.

B. n.

With the. That which is grandiloquent; grandiloquence.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > loftiness or grandiloquence

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ororotundoism1840

orotundity1909

1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned I. iv. 72 Nature had impressed upon his mind a prodigious love of the grandiloquent.

1841 W. G. Simms Confession I. iv. 59 I was not free from the consciousness that I had suffered some of the grandiloquent to appear in my manner.

1858 Baptist Mag. June 360 All style approaching to the grandiloquent is in these days decidedly at a discount.

1932 Med. Herald Oct. 265/1 Neither damning faint praise nor stultifying laudation;..neither the apologetic nor the grandiloquent, is desirable.

1993 M. Whitby & A. Blanc in A. Blanc et al. Archit. & Constr. in Steel xxxviii. 590 Nothing much will happen that is new in design, until the ‘grandiloquent’ has disappeared from view.

Derivatives

granˈdiloquently adv. [compare post-classical Latin grandiloquenter (a1546)] in grandiloquent language.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adverb] > loftily or grandiloquently

loftily1548

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tragically1602

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largely1857

1821 London Lit. Gaz. 30 June 403/3 She tells us most grandiloquently.

1941 B. Miller Farewell Leicester Square ii. 20 Mr Berman owned two small tobacco shops..grandiloquently named: Havana House and The Emporium.

1992 Maclean's 19 Oct. 46/1 The river and the hill—grandiloquently known as The Mountain—define the place.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grandiloquent
释义	grandiloquentadj.n. Brit. /ɡranˈdɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S. /ɡrænˈdɪləkw(ə)nt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin grandiloquus , -ent suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin grandiloquus (see grandiloquous adj.) + -ent suffix, after grandiloquence n.; compare -loquent comb. form and magniloquent adj. Compare French grandiloquent (19th cent.), Spanish grandilocuente (19th cent.), Italian grandiloquente (a1823). A. adj. Characterized by a high-flown, extravagant, or bombastic style or manner, esp. in language. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent magnificenta1460 statelya1525 magnifical1533 tragical1533 lofty1565 tragic1566 sublime1586 over-high1587 magnific1589 heroic1590 buskina1593 grandiloquous1593 full-mouthed1594 high-pitched1594 buskined1595 full-mouth1595 high-borne1596 altisonant1612 Roman1619 high-sounding1624 transcendent1631 magniloquent1640 loud1651 altiloquent1656 grandiloquent1656 largiloquent1656 altisonous1661 tall1670 elevate1673 grandisonous1674 sounding1683 exalted1684 grandisonant1684 grandific1727 magniloquous1727 orotund1799 superb1825 spread eagle1839 grandiose1840 magnisonanta1843 togated1868 elevated1875 mandarin1959 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes sig. I I..admire your aged Muse, that may well be grand-mother to our grand-eloquentest Poets at this present.] 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Grandiloquent, that useth great words, that hath a high stile. 1798 Monthly Rev. Sept. 94 His grammar and spelling book, or, as the grandiloquent philosophers of Paris term them, his analytical and synthetical tables of the French language. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe IV. v. 410 To emulate the grandiloquent strains of Pindar. 1868 A. Helps Realmah I. viii. 221 You should have heard him dilate upon it in his grandiloquent way. 1910 C. C. Munn Castle Builders xiv. 166 ‘Sarve the jintl'min,’ he added with a grandiloquent handwave to the barkeeper. 1948 N. M. Gunn Shadow iii. v. 218 ‘You know I'll never desert you till the last going down of the sun... A trifle grandiloquent mayhap,’ Nan admitted judiciously, ‘but terribly exact.’ 2004 P. Ackroyd Lambs of London (2005) v. 62 William knew his father to be excitable, grandiloquent and liable to spin extravagant schemes. B. n. With the. That which is grandiloquent; grandiloquence. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > loftiness or grandiloquence magnificence1481 stateliness1550 sublimity1581 grandiloquence1589 sublimenessa1599 magniloquency1615 magniloquence1623 elevationa1639 rotundity1655 grandiloquy1656 magniloquy1656 grandeur1657 loftiness1663 magnificentness1727 altiloquence1775 grandiosity1801 grandioso1816 grandiloquent1829 ororotundity1831 ororotundoism1840 orotundity1909 1829 E. Bulwer-Lytton Disowned I. iv. 72 Nature had impressed upon his mind a prodigious love of the grandiloquent. 1841 W. G. Simms Confession I. iv. 59 I was not free from the consciousness that I had suffered some of the grandiloquent to appear in my manner. 1858 Baptist Mag. June 360 All style approaching to the grandiloquent is in these days decidedly at a discount. 1932 Med. Herald Oct. 265/1 Neither damning faint praise nor stultifying laudation;..neither the apologetic nor the grandiloquent, is desirable. 1993 M. Whitby & A. Blanc in A. Blanc et al. Archit. & Constr. in Steel xxxviii. 590 Nothing much will happen that is new in design, until the ‘grandiloquent’ has disappeared from view. Derivatives granˈdiloquently adv. [compare post-classical Latin grandiloquenter (a1546)] in grandiloquent language. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adverb] > loftily or grandiloquently loftily1548 loftly1598 tragically1602 magnificently1630 sublimely1631 grandiloquently1821 soundingly1843 magniloquently1849 largely1857 1821 London Lit. Gaz. 30 June 403/3 She tells us most grandiloquently. 1941 B. Miller Farewell Leicester Square ii. 20 Mr Berman owned two small tobacco shops..grandiloquently named: Havana House and The Emporium. 1992 Maclean's 19 Oct. 46/1 The river and the hill—grandiloquently known as The Mountain—define the place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1656
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