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单词 magniloquent
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magniloquent

By the time they got near to Pickwance, he himself had waxed almost magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips.

Synonyms of 'magniloquent'

pompous, elevated, lofty, rhetorical
More Synonyms of magniloquent

Definition of 'magniloquent'

(adjective) 
Definition
(of speech) excessively grand, literary, and pompous
He waxed magniloquent on the cultivation of turnips.
Synonyms
pompous
She winced at his pompous phraseology.
elevated
the magazine's elevated tone
lofty
Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims.
rhetorical
He disgorges a stream of rhetorical flourishes.
high-flown
Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric.
pretentious
He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art.
exalted (informal)
He has an exalted idea of his own importance.
overblown
The book contains a heavy dose of overblown lyrical description.
stilted
His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
turgid
He used to make dull, turgid and boring speeches.
bombastic
the bombastic style of his oratory
sonorous
a clutch of children with sonorous Old Testament names
grandiloquent
She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language.
high-sounding
declamatory
She has a reputation for making bold, declamatory statements.
arty-farty (informal)
orotund

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bombastic
the bombastic style of his oratory
Synonyms
grandiloquent,
inflated,
ranting,
windy,
high-flown,
pompous,
grandiose,
histrionic,
wordy,
verbose,
declamatory,
fustian,
magniloquent
in the sense of declamatory
She has a reputation for making bold, declamatory statements.
Synonyms
rhetorical,
theatrical,
inflated,
high-flown,
pompous,
turgid,
bombastic,
discursive,
grandiloquent,
fustian,
orotund,
stagy,
magniloquent
in the sense of elevated
Definition
(of ideas or pursuits) on a high intellectual or moral level
the magazine's elevated tone
Synonyms
high-minded,
high,
fine,
grand,
noble,
inflated,
dignified,
sublime,
lofty,
high-flown,
pompous,
exalted,
bombastic

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Synonyms of 'magniloquent'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of exalted
He has an exalted idea of his own importance.
Synonyms
inflated,
excessive,
exaggerated,
elevated,
pretentious,
overblown
in the sense of grandiloquent
Definition
using pompous or unnecessarily complicated language
She attacked her colleagues for indulging in `grandiloquent' language.
Synonyms
pompous,
inflated,
rhetorical,
high-flown,
pretentious,
flowery,
bombastic,
high-sounding,
fustian,
orotund,
magniloquent
in the sense of high-flown
Definition
extravagant or pretentious
Many personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric.
Synonyms
extravagant,
elaborate,
pretentious,
exaggerated,
inflated,
lofty,
grandiose,
overblown,
florid,
high-falutin (informal),
arty-farty (informal),
magniloquent
in the sense of high-sounding
Synonyms
extravagant,
affected,
imposing,
strained,
artificial,
flamboyant,
high-flown,
pompous,
pretentious,
grandiose,
overblown,
stilted,
ostentatious,
florid,
bombastic,
grandiloquent,
magniloquent
in the sense of lofty
Definition
morally admirable
Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims.
Synonyms
noble,
grand,
distinguished,
superior,
imposing,
renowned,
elevated,
majestic,
dignified,
stately,
sublime,
illustrious,
exalted
in the sense of overblown
The book contains a heavy dose of overblown lyrical description.
Synonyms
inflated,
rhetorical,
high-flown,
pompous,
pretentious,
flowery,
florid,
turgid,
bombastic,
windy,
grandiloquent,
high-sounding,
fustian,
orotund,
magniloquent,
aureate,
euphuistic
in the sense of pretentious
Definition
vulgarly showy
He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art.
Synonyms
affected,
mannered,
exaggerated,
pompous,
assuming,
hollow,
inflated,
extravagant,
high-flown,
flaunting,
grandiose,
conceited,
showy,
ostentatious,
snobbish,
puffed up,
bombastic,
specious,
grandiloquent,
vainglorious,
high-sounding,
highfalutin (informal),
overambitious,
arty-farty (informal),
magniloquent
in the sense of rhetorical
He disgorges a stream of rhetorical flourishes.
Synonyms
high-flown,
flamboyant,
windy,
flashy,
pompous,
pretentious,
flowery,
showy,
florid,
bombastic,
hyperbolic,
verbose,
oratorical,
grandiloquent,
high-sounding,
declamatory,
arty-farty (informal),
silver-tongued,
magniloquent
in the sense of sonorous
Definition
(of speech) using language that is unnecessarily complicated and difficult to understand
a clutch of children with sonorous Old Testament names
Synonyms
high-flown,
grandiloquent,
high-sounding,
orotund
in the sense of stilted
Definition
(of speech, writing, or behaviour) formal or pompous
His delivery was stilted and occasionally stumbling.
Synonyms
stiff,
forced,
wooden,
laboured,
artificial,
inflated,
constrained,
unnatural,
high-flown,
pompous,
pretentious,
pedantic,
bombastic,
grandiloquent,
high-sounding,
arty-farty (informal),
fustian

Additional synonyms

in the sense of turgid
Definition
(of language) pompous, boring, and hard to understand
He used to make dull, turgid and boring speeches.
Synonyms
pompous,
inflated,
windy,
high-flown,
pretentious,
grandiose,
flowery,
overblown,
stilted,
ostentatious,
fulsome,
bombastic,
grandiloquent,
arty-farty (informal),
fustian,
orotund,
magniloquent,
sesquipedalian,
tumid
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