grandiose

Meaning

  1. Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
  2. Pompous or pretentious.

Synonyms

grand
A2
highfaluting
pompous
C2
highfalutin
pretentious
C2
overblown
49k
magniloquent
exaggerated
C2
immense
C1
la-di-da
45k
enlarged
20k
hoity-toity
48k

enormous

hifalutin
inflated
24k
splendid
B2
overstated
stilted
magnificent
B2
luxurious
C2
opulent
46k
orotund
ostentatious
37k
palatial
44k
portentous

resplendant

shining
B2
shiny
C1
splurging
superb
C1
turgid
uppity
29k
vast
B2
vivid
C2
bullying
C2
big
A1

lucullan

bombastic
bright
B1
brilliant
B1
commanding
C1
consequential
expansive
45k
fabulous
B2
flamboyant
28k
grandiloquent
haughty
28k
huge
A2
imperial
B2
important
A1
Translations

grandiose
grandioso
grandioso

μεγαλειώδης

magnifique
grandioos
groots
großartig
overweldigend
weids
grandiós
grandios
verheven

μεγαλοπρεπής

bombastisch
Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs/
Etymology

Cognate with English
English
grand
In summary

From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Possibly from grand + -ose, though to be debated. Doublet of grandioso.

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