mag·nil·o·quence \magˈniləkwən(t)s, maig-\noun (-s) Etymology: Latin magniloquentia, from magniloquus magniloquent (from magnus great + -i- + -loquus, from loqui to speak) + -entia -ence — more at much : the quality or state of being magniloquent < an air of magniloquence hardly suited to the simple rusticity of its theme — John McCarten >