grandiloquence
/ɡrænˈdɪləkwəns/noun
उच्चारण ग्रैन्डिलक्वन्स
आडंबरपूर्ण भाषा, शब्दाडंबर
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[U] formal, disapproving
the use of long or complicated words in order to impress people
आडंबरपूर्ण भाषा, शब्दाडंबर
- The speech was full of grandiloquence.
- The professor's grandiloquence made a simple idea sound confusing.
- The senator's grandiloquence made it hard to follow his point.
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- The essay was ruined by needless grandiloquence.
- Grandiloquence is no substitute for clear thinking.
Synonyms pomposity bombast verbosity grandiosity magniloquence
Opposite simplicity plainness modesty directness
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
pomposity bombast verbosity grandiosity magniloquence
Antonyms
simplicity plainness modesty directness
AaSpelling
gran·dil·o·quence
With -dil-o-quence (grand + loqu, speak).
-dil-o-quence के साथ (grand + loqu, बोलना)।
?Which word?
Keep the showy-language words together: grandiloquent, bombastic (using big words without much meaning), pompous (too serious and self-important), verbose (using too many words), magniloquent (formal, grandiloquent), turgid (too complicated to understand).
दिखावटी भाषा के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: grandiloquent, bombastic (बिना अधिक अर्थ के बड़े शब्द), pompous (अत्यधिक गंभीर और आत्म-महत्वपूर्ण), verbose (बहुत अधिक शब्द), magniloquent (औपचारिक, आडंबरपूर्ण), turgid (समझने के लिए बहुत जटिल)।
Keep the -loqu- (speak) words: eloquent, loquacious, soliloquy, colloquial.
-loqu- (बोलना) शब्द याद रखिए: eloquent, loquacious, soliloquy, colloquial।