grandiose
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grandiose
- /ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs/ UK
- /ˈɡɹæn.di.əʊs/ UK
- /ɡɹæn.diˈoʊs/ Canada, US
- /ˈɡɹæn.di.oʊs/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -əʊs
Where it comes from
From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Possibly from grand + -ose, though to be debated. Doublet of grandioso.
adjective more grandiose · most grandiose
- Large and impressive in size, scope or extent. Independence does not need to be a grandiose process of disconnection and severing ties.
- Pompous or pretentious. There is a station here, of course, opened as Didcot in June 1844 and renamed as the more grandiose-sounding Didcot Parkway in July 1985.
- magnificent or spectacular.
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adj large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
| Español | grandioso |
|---|---|
| Português | grandioso |
| Français | grandiose |
| Italiano | grandioso |
| Ελληνικά | επιβλητικός epivlitikós |
| Русский | грандио́зный grandióznyj |
adj pompous or pretentious
| Español | grandioso |
|---|---|
| Português | pomposo |
| Français | pompeux, prétentieux |
| Italiano | grandioso |
| Русский | помпе́зный pompéznyj |
Talk about this word "grandiose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grandiose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grandiose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grandiose "grandiose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grandiose.Cite this
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