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Grandiloquence

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Pompous or bombastic speech or expression.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The condition or quality of being grandiloquent; lofty speech or expression; bombast.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

Word Usage

""Thus, to dismiss writer-director Darren Aronofsky's hyper-ambitious third feature The Fountain - a heady fusion of science fiction, metaphysics and a melodramatic quest for immortality both romantic and spiritual - for simply believing in its own sentimental grandiloquence is to deny one of the most exquisite and strangely moving trips to the multiplex this year.""

Hypernym

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style expressive style

Hyponym

fustian rant bombast blah claptrap

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bombast

Same Context

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