grandiose C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs/ See IPA manual Freq #29573 Meanings 1 adj Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent. Independence does not need to be a grandiose process of disconnection and severing ties. 2 adj Pompous or pretentious. There is a station here, of course, opened as Didcot in June 1844 and renamed as the more grandiose-sounding Didcot Parkway in July 1985. Thesaurus Word family Forms grandiosely Derived forms blandiosegrandioselygrandiosenessungrandiose Related forms grandgrandeurgrandiositygrandioso Etymology From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Possibly from grand + -ose, though to be debated. Doublet of grandioso. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # grandiose **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs/ **Frequency rank:** 29573 ## Meanings 1. Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent. 2. Pompous or pretentious. ## Examples - Independence does not need to be a grandiose process of disconnection and severing ties. - There is a station here, of course, opened as Didcot in June 1844 and renamed as the more grandiose-sounding Didcot Parkway in July 1985. ## Derived Forms - blandiose - grandiosely - grandioseness - ungrandiose ## Related Forms - grand - grandeur - grandiosity - grandioso ## Etymology From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Possibly from grand + -ose, though to be debated. Doublet of grandioso. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown