Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grandiose

/ɡɹæn.diˈoʊs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: grandiose
IPA: /ɡɹæn.diˈoʊs/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Large and impressive in size, scope or extent.

adj

Pompous or pretentious.

adj

magnificent or spectacular.

Example Sentences

"Independence does not need to be a grandiose process of disconnection and severing ties."
"There is a station here, of course, opened as Didcot in June 1844 and renamed as the more grandiose-sounding Didcot Parkway in July 1985."

Etymology

From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Possibly from grand + -ose, though to be debated. Doublet of grandioso.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: grandiose, grandioso, grandis
Suffix: grand

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡɹæn.diˈoʊs/
British English: /ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs/

Inflected Forms

more grandiose (comparative) most grandiose (superlative)

Derived Forms

blandiose grandiosely grandioseness ungrandiose

Frequently Paired Words

grand grandeur grandiosity grandioso

Synonyms

hifalutin highfalutin highfaluting hoity-toity la-di-da

Rhymes With

close los gross dose diagnose adios gros morose grosz rowse groce lohse

Questions

How do you pronounce grandiose?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹæn.diˈoʊs/.
What does grandiose mean?: Large and impressive in size, scope or extent.
Where does grandiose come from?: It is traced to French.

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