grandiose
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gran·di·ose
(grăn′dē-ōs′, grăn′dē-ōs′)adj.
1. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand: a grandiose plan to develop the city's waterfront.
2. Characterized by excessive self-importance or affected grandeur; pompous: "It's important ... for judges not to be rattled by political attacks into grandiose assertions of judicial supremacy" (Jeffrey Rosen).
[French, from Italian grandioso, from grande, great, from Latin grandis.]
gran′di·ose′ly adv.
gran′di·os′i·ty (-ŏs′ĭ-tē) n.
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grandiose
(ˈɡrændɪˌəʊs)adj
1. pretentiously grand or stately
2. imposing in conception or execution
[C19: from French, from Italian grandioso, from grande great; see grand]
ˈgrandiˌosely adv
grandiosity, ˌgrandiˈoseness n
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gran•di•ose
(ˈgræn diˌoʊs)adj.
1. affectedly grand; pompous: grandiose words.
2. more complicated than necessary: a grandiose scheme.
3. grand in an imposing way.
[1830–40; < French < Italian grandioso < Latin grandi(s) grand + -ōsus -ose1]
gran′di•ose`ly, adv.
gran′di•ose`ness, gran`di•os′i•ty (-ˈɒs ɪ ti) n.
syn: grandiose, ostentatious, pretentious, pompous refer to a conspicuous outward display designed to attract attention. grandiose may suggest impressiveness that is not objectionable; however, it most often implies exaggeration or affectation to the point of absurdity: the grandiose sweep of an arch; a grandiose idea to take a limousine to work. ostentatious has the negative connotation of trying to impress or outdo others: ostentatious furnishings. pretentious is always derogatory, suggesting falseness or exaggeration in claims made or implied: pretentious language that masked the absence of real content. pompous implies a display of exaggerated dignity or importance: a pompous bureaucrat.
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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 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
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
imposing modest, humble, small-scale
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grandiose
adjective1. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent:
2. Characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance:
Informal: highfalutin.
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Translations
فَخْم، عَظيم
grandiózní
grandiosstorladen
mikilfenglegur
grandiozinis
grandiozspārspīlēts
grandiózny
gösterişliheybetli
grandiose
[ˈgrændɪəʊz] ADJCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
grandiose
[ˈgrændiəʊs] adj [plan, title] → grandiose
(pejorative) [claim] → pompeux/eusegrand jury n (US) → jury m d'accusation (formé de 12 à 23 jurés)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
grandiose
adj (= impressive) house, speech, ambition → grandios (also pej), → großartig; (pej: = pompous) person, style → schwülstig, bombastisch (inf); idea, plan → grandios, hochfliegend; claim → großspurig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
grandiose
[ˈgrændɪəʊz] adj → grandioso/a (pej) → pomposo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grandiose
(ˈgrӕndiəus) adjective impressive to an excessive or foolish degree. He produced several grandiose schemes for a holiday resort but no resort was ever built.
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grandiose
adj (psych) grandiosoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.