Meaning & use
Grandiloquence
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Speech or writing that is pompous, lofty, or extravagant, often to the point of sounding pretentious.
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The politician's speech was full of grandiloquence but short on actual policy.
Critics mocked the novel's grandiloquence, saying it buried simple ideas in ornate language.
A note on using this word
From Latin 'grandis' (grand) and 'loqui' (to speak); closely related to the adjective 'grandiloquent.'
Words with a similar meaning
bombastpomposity
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Words with an opposite meaning
simplicityplainness
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