magniloquence
magniloquence · magniloquences
The quality of being magniloquentThe quality of being magniloquent
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being magniloquent
(countable, uncountable)Pompous discourse.
More definitions
- high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin magniloquentia.From Latin magniloquentia.
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Forms
plural: magniloquencesSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation:grandiosityornatenessgrandiloquencerhetoric
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmagniloquent
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable