Definitions for: Grandiloquence


[n] high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation



Webster (1913) Definition: Gran*dil"o*quence, n.
The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a
bad sense.

The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking. --Thackeray,

Synonyms: grandiosity, magniloquence, rhetoric

See Also: blah, bombast, claptrap, expressive style, flourish, fustian, rant, style

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