grandiose (redirected from grandioseness)

gran·di·ose  (grnd-s, grnd-s)

adj.

1. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand. See Synonyms at grand.

2. Characterized by feigned or affected grandeur; pompous.

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[French, from Italian grandioso, from grande, great, from Latin grandis.]

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grandi·osely adv.

grandi·osi·ty (-s-t), grandi·oseness n.

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grandiose [ˈgrændɪˌəʊs]

adj

1. pretentiously grand or stately

2. imposing in conception or execution

[from French, from Italian grandioso, from grande great; see grand]

grandiosely  adv

grandiosity  [ˌgrændɪˈɒsɪtɪ] n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	grandiose - impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
	2.	grandiose - affectedly genteel hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"

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grandiose

adjective

1. pretentious, ambitious, extravagant, flamboyant, high-flown, pompous, showy, ostentatious, bombastic Not one of his grandiose plans has ever come to anything.
pretentious down-to-earth, unpretentious

2. imposing, grand, impressive, magnificent, majestic, stately, monumental, lofty the grandiose building which housed the mayor's offices
imposing modest, humble, small-scale

Translations

grandiose [ˈgrændɪəʊz] ADJ

1. (= imposing) [style, building etc] → imponente, grandioso

2. (pej) [building etc] → ostentoso, hecho para impresionar; [scheme, plan] → vasto, ambicioso; [style] → exagerado, pomposo

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grandiose [ˈgrændiəʊs] adj

[plan, title] → grandiose

(pejorative) [claim] → pompeux/euse
grand jury n (US) → jury formé de 12 à 23 jurés)m d'accusation >

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grandiose

adj (= impressive) house, speech, ambition → grandios (also pej), → großartig; (pej: = pompous) person, style → schwülstig, bombastisch (inf); idea, plan → grandios, hochfliegend; claim → großspurig

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grandiose [ˈgrændɪəʊz] adj → grandioso/a (pej) → pomposo/a

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grandiose

adj grandiose [ˈgrӕndiəus]

impressive to an excessive or foolish degree He produced several grandiose schemes for a holiday resort but no resort was ever built. grootse, grandiose فَخْم، عَظيم величествен grandiózní storladen; grandios großartig πομπώδης, μεγαλοπρεπής grandioso, imponente; ambicioso; exagerado suurejooneline پر زرق برق؛ بلند پروازانه suurellinen grandiose גְרַנדִיוֹזִי, יוֹמרָנִי भव्य, आडम्बरपूर्ण grandiozan, veličajan nagyszerű hebat mikilfenglegur grandioso 大げさな 웅장한 grandiozinis grandiozs; pārspīlēts terlalu hebat grandioos pompøs, grandios pretensjonalny grandioso gran­dios грандиозный grandiózny veličasten grandiozan storstilad, storvulen, grandios ยิ่งใหญ่ gösterişli, heybetli 鋪張的，浮誇的 грандіозний, величний رعب دار vĩ đại 夸大的