Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magniloquent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mag-nil-o-quent
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Using pompous speech; speaking with deliberately long or esoteric words.

Example Sentences

"There is no doubt that the ordinary reader would enjoy, and he certainly would profit much by, a revival of the classic work—if only he did not fall asleep over its magniloquent but perissological otiosity."
"The sermonizer, said Dwight [Macdonald], was guilty of "puerile, stupid twaddle" and seemed to have "a remarkable power of hypnotizing himself with magniloquent platitudes.""

Etymology

From post-Classical Latin magniloquens (“talkative, verbose”).

Inflected Forms

more magniloquent (comparative) most magniloquent (superlative)

Derived Forms

magniloquently

Frequently Paired Words

grandiloquent magnificat magniloquence splendiloquent

Synonyms

bombastic tumid grandiloquent pompous fustian lexiphanic tall

Questions

What does magniloquent mean?: Using pompous speech; speaking with deliberately long or esoteric words.
Where does magniloquent come from?: From post-Classical Latin magniloquens (“talkative, verbose”).

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