Meaning of GRANDIOSITY
Pronunciation: | | `grandee'âsitee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation |
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| Synonyms: | | grandiloquence, magniloquence, rhetoric |
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| See Also: | | blah, bombast, claptrap, expressive style, flourish, fustian, rant, style | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Gran"di*os"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. grandiosit['e], It.
grandiosit[`a].]
The state or quality of being grandiose,
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