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- Dictionarygrandiosity/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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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.
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.
GRANDIOSE definition: 1. larger and containing more detail than necessary, or intended to seem important or great: 2…. Learn more.
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.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun grandiosity. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
grandiosity (ˌɡrændɪˈɒsɪtɪ ) or grandioseness (ˌgrandiˈoseness) noun. Word origin. C19: from French, from Italian grandioso, from grande great; see grand. grandiose in American English. (ˈgrændiˌoʊs ; ˌ grændiˈoʊs ; also, ˌgrændiˌoʊz ) adjective. 1. having grandeur or magnificence; imposing; impressive. 2.
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.
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.
very large or wonderful, or intended to seem great and important: grandiose buildings. grandiose plans. (Definition of grandiose from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of grandiose.
grand in an imposing or impressive way. Psychiatryhaving an exaggerated belief in one's importance, sometimes reaching delusional proportions, and occurring as a common symptom of mental illnesses, as manic disorder. Latin grandi ( s) grand + -ōsus - ose1. Italian grandioso. French. 1830–40.
