magniloquence
noun
mag·nil·o·quence mag-ˈni-lə-kwən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being magniloquent
Synonyms
- bluster
- bombast
- brag
- braggadocio
- bull [slang]
- cockalorum
- fanfaronade
- gas
- gasconade
- grandiloquence
- hot air
- rant
- rodomontade
- rhodomontade
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Example Sentences
he's prone to fits of maudlin magniloquence when he's drunk
Recent Examples on the Web Hammy magniloquence risks alienating viewers, not just for an evening but for life, as does obscurity. 
The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018 Word History
Etymology
Latin magniloquentia, from magniloquus magniloquent, from magnus + loqui to speak
First Known Use
circa 1623, in the meaning defined above
magniloquence
noun
as in rhetoric
boastful speech or writing he's prone to fits of maudlin magniloquence when he's drunk Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- rhetoric
- grandiloquence
- rodomontade
- bombast
- braggadocio
- brag
- gasconade
- fanfaronade
- bluster
- chatter
- hot air
- rant
- bull
- gas
- rhapsody
- cockalorum
- oratory
- pomposity
- rhodomontade
- turgidity
- verbosity
- windiness
- gabble
- jawing
- babble
- prattle
- bloviation
- jabber
- egotism
- swagger
- prating
- gibberish
- gibber
- vaunt
- wind
- patter
- drivel
- blab
- yammering
- self-conceit
- self-importance
