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Magniloquence

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The quality of being magniloquent; a lofty manner of speaking or writing; exaggerated eloquence; grandiloquence; bombast.

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

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

Word Usage

"Society will pity her in ostentatious magniloquence, which is far worse than contempt or neglect; perhaps it will clothe her with silk and diamonds; but it will never treat her as it would not dare not to treat any lady whom it felt its equal."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

style expressive style

Hyponym

fustian rant bombast blah claptrap

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

grandiloquence

Same Context

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enshrinement ridiculum attitudinizing stodge achievment