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magniloquent

[ mag-nil-uh-kwuh nt ]
/ mægˈnɪl ə kwənt /
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adjective

speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.

RELATED WORDS

boastful, bombastic, flowery, grandiloquent, pompous, turgid

Nearby words

  1. magnifico,
  2. magnifier,
  3. magnify,
  4. magnifying glass,
  5. magniloquence,
  6. magniloquently,
  7. magnisonant,
  8. magnitogorsk,
  9. magnitude,
  10. magnitudinous

Origin of magniloquent

1650–60; back formation from Latin magniloquentia elevated language, equivalent to magniloqu(us) speaking grandly (magni- magni- + loqu(ī) to speak + -us adj. suffix) + -entia -ence
Related formsmag·nil·o·quence, nounmag·nil·o·quent·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for magniloquent

magniloquent

/ (mæɡˈnɪləkwənt) /

adjective

(of speech) lofty in style; grandiloquent
Derived Formsmagniloquence, nounmagniloquently, adverb

Word Origin for magniloquent

C17: from Latin magnus great + loquī to speak
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Word Origin and History for magniloquent

magniloquent

adj.

1650s, a back-formation from magniloquence, or else from Latin magniloquentia "lofty style of language," from magniloquus "pompous in talk, vaunting, boastful," from comb. form of magnus "great" (see magnate) + -loquus "speaking," from loqui "to speak" (see locution).

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