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adjective
- 1. impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so: "the court's grandiose facade" Similar Opposite
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GRANDIOSE definition: 1. larger and containing more detail than necessary, or intended to seem important or great: 2…. Learn more.
Definitions of grandiose. adjective. impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval. synonyms: impressive. making a strong or vivid impression. adjective. affectedly genteel. synonyms: hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da. pretentious.
The meaning of GRANDIOSE is characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration. How to use grandiose in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Grandiose.
GRANDIOSE meaning: 1. larger and containing more detail than necessary, or intended to seem important or great: 2…. Learn more.
1. having grandeur or magnificence; imposing; impressive. 2. seeming or trying to seem very important; pompous and showy. SIMILAR WORDS: grand.
Grandiose definition: affectedly grand or important; pompous. See examples of GRANDIOSE used in a sentence.
(disapproving) seeming very impressive but too large, complicated, expensive, etc. to be practical or possible. The grandiose scheme for a journey across the desert came to nothing. a grandiose opera house. He could no longer live the grandiose lifestyle to which he had become accustomed. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
having an exaggerated belief in one's importance, sometimes reaching delusional proportions, and occurring as a common symptom of mental illnesses, as manic disorder. SYNONYMS 1. pretentious, extravagant, flamboyant, splashy, high-flown. 2.
GRANDIOSE definition: large or detailed and made to appear important, often in an unnecessary and annoying way: . Learn more.
Having grandeur or magnificence; imposing; impressive. Webster's New World. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand. A grandiose plan to develop the city's waterfront. American Heritage. Seeming or trying to seem very important; pompous and showy. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
