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grandiose
gran·di·ose G0224800 (grăn′dē-ōs′, grăn′dē-ōs′)adj.1. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand: a grandiose plan to develop the city's waterfront.2. Characterized by excessive self-importance or affected grandeur; pompous: "It's important ... for judges not to be rattled by political attacks into grandiose assertions of judicial supremacy" (Jeffrey Rosen).
[French, from Italian grandioso, from grande, great, from Latin grandis.]
gran′di·ose′ly adv.gran′di·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē) n.grandiose (ˈɡrændɪˌəʊs) adj1. pretentiously grand or stately2. imposing in conception or execution[C19: from French, from Italian grandioso, from grande great; see grand] ˈgrandiˌosely adv grandiosity, ˌgrandiˈoseness ngran•di•ose (ˈgræn diˌoʊs)
adj. 1. affectedly grand; pompous: grandiose words. 2. more complicated than necessary: a grandiose scheme. 3. grand in an imposing way. [1830–40; < French < Italian grandioso < Latin grandi(s) grand + -ōsus -ose1] gran′di•ose`ly, adv. gran′di•ose`ness, gran`di•os′i•ty (-ˈɒs ɪ ti) n. syn: grandiose, ostentatious, pretentious, pompous refer to a conspicuous outward display designed to attract attention. grandiose may suggest impressiveness that is not objectionable; however, it most often implies exaggeration or affectation to the point of absurdity: the grandiose sweep of an arch; a grandiose idea to take a limousine to work. ostentatious has the negative connotation of trying to impress or outdo others: ostentatious furnishings. pretentious is always derogatory, suggesting falseness or exaggeration in claims made or implied: pretentious language that masked the absence of real content. pompous implies a display of exaggerated dignity or importance: a pompous bureaucrat. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | grandiose - impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapprovalimpressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" | | 2. | grandiose - affectedly genteelhifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-dapretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" |
grandioseadjective1. pretentious, ambitious, extravagant, flamboyant, high-flown, pompous, showy, ostentatious, bombastic Not one of his grandiose plans has ever come to anything.
pretentious down-to-earth, unpretentious2. imposing, grand, impressive, magnificent, majestic, stately, monumental, lofty the grandiose building which housed the mayor's offices
imposing modest, humble, small-scalegrandioseadjective1. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent:august, baronial, grand, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, regal, royal, splendid, stately, sublime, superb.2. Characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance:hoity-toity, pompous, pretentious, puffed-up, puffy, self-important.Informal: highfalutin.Translationsgrandiose (ˈgrӕndiəus) adjective impressive to an excessive or foolish degree. He produced several grandiose schemes for a holiday resort but no resort was ever built. 鋪張的，浮誇的 夸大的grandiose
grandiose [gran´de-ōs″] in psychiatry, pertaining to exaggerated belief or claims of one's importance or identity, often manifested by delusions of great wealth, power, or fame.gran·di·ose (gran'dē-ōs), Pertaining to feelings of great importance, expansiveness, or delusions of grandeur. [It. grandioso, fr. L. grandis, large] grandiose
Synonyms for grandioseadj pretentiousSynonyms- pretentious
- ambitious
- extravagant
- flamboyant
- high-flown
- pompous
- showy
- ostentatious
- bombastic
Antonyms- down-to-earth
- unpretentious
adj imposingSynonyms- imposing
- grand
- impressive
- magnificent
- majestic
- stately
- monumental
- lofty
AntonymsSynonyms for grandioseadj large and impressive in size, scope, or extentSynonyms- august
- baronial
- grand
- imposing
- lordly
- magnific
- magnificent
- majestic
- noble
- princely
- regal
- royal
- splendid
- stately
- sublime
- superb
adj characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importanceSynonyms- hoity-toity
- pompous
- pretentious
- puffed-up
- puffy
- self-important
- highfalutin
Synonyms for grandioseadj impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeurRelated Wordsadj affectedly genteelSynonyms- hifalutin
- highfalutin
- highfaluting
- hoity-toity
- la-di-da
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