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    magniloquence
    /maɡˈnɪləkw(ə)ns/

    noun

    • 1. use of high-flown language: "there was no trace of magniloquence"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › magniloquenceMagniloquence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : the quality or state of being magniloquent. Synonyms. bluster. bombast. braggadocio. bull [slang] cockalorum. fanfaronade. gasconade. grandiloquence. hot air. rant. rodomontade. rhodomontade. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of magniloquence in a Sentence. he's prone to fits of maudlin magniloquence when he's drunk.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › magniloquenceMagniloquence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Use the noun magniloquence to describe the way your English teacher speaks, if she has a tendency to use flowery, ornate language to say the simplest things. Politicians, kings, and actors are all people who might have a tendency toward magniloquence, ornamenting their speech with big words, metaphors, and rhetoric.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › magniloquenceSynonyms and antonyms of magniloquence in English - Cambridge ...

    noun. These are words and phrases related to magniloquence. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. The senator's filibuster was marked more by magniloquence than persuasiveness. Synonyms. bombast. pomposity. pretentiousness. grandiloquence. fustian. euphuism. turgidity. grandiosity. orotundity. tumidity. fanfaronade.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMAGNILOQUENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    magniloquent. A magniloquent style or way of using language is complicated, especially in order to make someone or something seem intelligent or important. The reporters ridiculed her magniloquent speeches. Good writing is never very good if it is magniloquent, pretentious, or affected.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › magniloquenceMagniloquence - definition of magniloquence by ... - The Free ...

    magniloquence - high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › magniloquentMagniloquent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner. magniloquent boasts. magniloquently adverb. Did you know? Magnus means "great" in Latin; loqui is a Latin verb meaning "to speak." Combine the two and you get magniloquus, the Latin predecessor of magniloquent.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › magniloquenceMAGNILOQUENCE Synonyms: 41 Similar Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for MAGNILOQUENCE: rhetoric, grandiloquence, brag, rodomontade, bombast, braggadocio, rhodomontade, chatter, gasconade, hot air

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryMAGNILOQUENCE definition in American English - Collins Online ...

    noun. the quality or state of being lofty in style; grandiloquence. The word magniloquence is derived from magniloquent, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. magniloquent in British English. (mæɡˈnɪləkwənt ) adjective. (of speech) lofty in style; grandiloquent. Collins English Dictionary.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › magniloquence_nmagniloquence, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun magniloquence. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › magniloquencemagniloquence - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jul 24, 2024 · magniloquence (countable and uncountable, plural magniloquences) The quality of being magniloquent; Pompous discourse. Synonym: grandiloquence