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magniloquence
mag·nil·o·quent M0035300 (măg-nĭl′ə-kwənt)adj. Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent.
[Back formation from magniloquence, grandiloquence, from Latin magniloquentia : magnus, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots + loquēns, loquent-, present participle of loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
mag·nil′o·quence n.mag·nil′o·quent·ly adv.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  magniloquence - high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"grandiloquence, grandiosity, ornateness, rhetoricflourish - a display of ornamental speech or languageexpressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"blah, bombast, claptrap, fustian, rant - pompous or pretentious talk or writing |
magniloquencenounPretentious, pompous speech or writing:bombast, claptrap, fustian, grandiloquence, orotundity, rant, turgidity.Translationsmagniloquence
Synonyms for magniloquencenoun pretentious, pompous speech or writingSynonyms- bombast
- claptrap
- fustian
- grandiloquence
- orotundity
- rant
- turgidity
Synonyms for magniloquencenoun high-flown styleSynonyms- grandiloquence
- grandiosity
- ornateness
- rhetoric
Related Words- flourish
- expressive style
- style
- blah
- bombast
- claptrap
- fustian
- rant
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