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    grandiosity
    /ˌɡrandɪˈɒsɪti/

    noun

    • 1. the quality of being impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so: "it had a grandiosity of scale and opulence that set it apart from neighbouring cities"

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  2. www.dictionary.com › browse › grandiosityGRANDIOSITY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Grandiosity definition: the quality of seeming impressive or important in an artificial or deliberately pompous way; pretentiousness. See examples of GRANDIOSITY used in a sentence.

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

    Grandiosity is a characteristic of being so ambitious or extravagant that you seem pretentious. The grandiosity of that new house down the street, with all of its turrets and columns, is a little ridiculous.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › grandiosityGrandiosity Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration. They did not believe his grandiose claims. 2. : impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur. had grandiose plans for the city. grandiosely adverb. grandioseness noun. grandiosity. ˌgran-dē-ˈä-sə-tē. noun. Did you know?

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › grandiosityGrandiosity - definition of grandiosity by The Free Dictionary

    grandiosity. noun. 1. Something meriting the highest praise or regard: glory, grandeur, grandness, greatness, majesty, splendor. 2. Boastful self-importance or display: grandioseness, ostentation, pomposity, pompousness, pretension, pretentiousness. The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRANDIOSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    GRANDIOSE definition: 1. larger and containing more detail than necessary, or intended to seem important or great: 2…. Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'grandiosity' - Collins Online ...

    Definitions of 'grandiosity' 1. the quality of being pretentiously grand or stately. [...] 2. the state or quality of being imposing in conception or execution. [...] More. Synonyms of 'grandiosity' • pretentiousness, pretension, self-importance, conceit [...] • bluster, bombast, ranting, bragging [...] More.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRANDIOSITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. the quality of being pretentiously grand or stately. 2. the state or quality of being imposing in conception or execution. The word grandiosity is derived from grandiose, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  9. www.yourdictionary.com › grandiosityGrandiosity Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    noun. The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious). Wiktionary. Synonyms: magniloquence. grandiloquence. ornateness. rhetoric. pretentiousness. pretension. pompousness. pomposity. ostentation. grandioseness. greatness. grandness. grandeur. glory. majesty. Other Word Forms of Grandiosity. Noun. Singular: grandiosity. Plural: grandiosities.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grandioseGrandiose - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    making a strong or vivid impression. adjective. affectedly genteel. synonyms: hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da. pretentious. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Grandiose."

  11. www.dictionary.com › browse › grandioseGRANDIOSE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Grandiose definition: affectedly grand or important; pompous. See examples of GRANDIOSE used in a sentence.