grandiloquence

[ gran-dil-uh-kwuhns ]

/ grænˈdɪl ə kwəns /

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noun

speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.

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Origin of grandiloquence

1580–90; <Latin grandiloqu(us) speaking loftily (grandi(s) great + -loquus speaking) + -ence

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Grand Forks, Grandgent, Grand Guignol, Grand Haven, grandiflora, grandiloquence, grandiloquent, grand inquisitor, grandiose, grandiosity, grandioso

How to use grandiloquence in a sentence

But in opposing the Bush-Cheney march to war, his grandiloquence changed to eloquence.
Remembering Robert Byrd|Paul Begala|June 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Our central problem is that the combination of his grandiloquence and the September 2008 financial crisis led to his election.
I Told You So|Lynn Forester De Rothschild|February 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Then he made a lamentable effort to deliver himself of fulminations after the manner of the Chief's grandiloquence.
Menotah|Ernest G. Henham
It has the terseness of the French, without the grandiloquence of the Spanish, being derived directly from the Latin.
Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes|Sylvia Sunshine

But the Colonel's reserved and persistent grandiloquence finally got the better of the other's inclination to banter.
The Enemies of Women|Vicente Blasco Ibez
He is of the same semi-classic school as Quintana, and like him devoted to artistic excellence and lyric grandiloquence.
Modern Spanish Lyrics|Various
Here lies the distinction between grandiloquence and genuine fancy or bold imaginativeness.
The Essays of "George Eliot"|George Eliot

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