Grandiosity

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

grandiosity - high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language" grandiloquence, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric flourish - a display of ornamental speech or language expressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" blah, bombast, claptrap, fustian, rant - pompous or pretentious talk or writing