Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grandiosity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: grandios-i-ty
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] 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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English grandiose Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English grandiosity From grandiose + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

grandiosities (plural)

Synonyms

magniloquence ornateness grandiloquence rhetoric

Questions

What does grandiosity mean?: The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).
Where does grandiosity come from?: Etymology tree English grandiose Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English grandiosity From grandiose + -ity.

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