Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grandiloquence

/ɡɹænˈdɪləkwəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: grandil-o-quence
IPA: /ɡɹænˈdɪləkwəns/

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French grandiloquence, from Latin grandiloquentia, from grandiloquus, 1580s.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: grandiloquence, grandiloquentia

Usage

Inflected Forms

grandiloquences (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

grandiloquent grandiloquently tushery

Synonyms

grandiloquy magniloquence magniloquy grandiosity ornateness rhetoric

Questions

How do you pronounce grandiloquence?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹænˈdɪləkwəns/.
What does grandiloquence mean?: Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
Where does grandiloquence come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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