What does grandiosity mean?
Grandiosity means The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious)..
[…] 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.
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.
Use grandiosity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Grandiosity means The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious)..
Common synonyms include rhetoric, grandiloquence, magniloquence.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] 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.
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