Grandiosity

Quick meaning: Grandiosity is a noun meaning The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).

Meaning

The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).

Example Sentences

U2 have never been a band noted for their love of shy understatement, but even by their standards, their arrival in Las Vegas represents a hitherto-unimagined degree of grandiosity.

[…] the narcissistic leader does not use his narcissistic charisma only as a means for political success; he needs success and applause for the sake of his own mental equilibrium. The idea of his greatness and infallibility is essentially based on his narcissistic grandiosity, not on his real achievements as a human being.

Word Forms

• grandiosities

Synonyms for grandiosity

Depending on context, synonyms include rhetoric, grandiloquence, magniloquence.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include magniloquence, grandiloquence, rhetoric, grandness, grandeur, grandity.

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