Grandiloquy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Grandiloquy is a noun meaning Synonym of grandiloquence.
Meaning
Synonym of grandiloquence.
Example Sentences
These grandiloquies, whether at the official marts or casual meeting-places, produced no shortlived effect.
I trust, therefore, that the same allowance will be accorded me, if I should be betrayed, whilst writing about Marseilles, into similar grandiloquy.
How highly their firſt God tranſcendenth our God the Creator, appeareth from the ſwelling nonſenſical Grandiloquies, which the Platoniſts of the Chriſtian Church derive from their School;
And treason, swift as the dawn of morn, / Flies through the land, to destruction borne— / If you wish to stop the grandiloquy / Of the approaching storm, of which you, / As yet, have the prologue, / Hie quickly home.
Word Forms
- grandiloquies
Synonyms for grandiloquy
Depending on context, synonyms include grandiloquence.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include grandiloquism, grandiloquence, grandiloquist, magniloquence, grandiosity, grandity.
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