The meaning of Grandiose

adjective

Causing you to feel great respect or admiration

Usage examples:

Niagara falls really is an awe-inspiring sight., her knowledge of computers is quite awe-inspiring.

adjective

Stylish and sophisticated.

Usage examples:

The hotel is classy but relaxed

adjective

Stylish or fashionable

Usage examples:

That's one classy vehicle you've got there.

adjective

Involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.

Usage examples:

Elaborate security precautions

verb

Develop or present (a theory, policy, or system) in further detail.

Usage examples:

The theory was proposed by cope and elaborated by osborn

adjective

Containing a lot of connected parts or many complicated details

Usage examples:

An elaborate ceremony, an elaborate fireworks display, they had created elaborate computer programs…

adjective

Having, worthy of, or bringing fame or admiration.

Usage examples:

The most glorious victory of all time

adjective

Very beautiful or excellent

Usage examples:

July was a beautiful month of glorious sun., she thought it was a grand and glorious country.

adjective

Magnificent and imposing in appearance, size, or style.

Usage examples:

A grand country house

noun

A thousand dollars or pounds.

Usage examples:

He gets thirty-five grand a year

adjective

Important and large in degree or size

Usage examples:

When i mess up, i mess up on a grand scale., the ten top essayists will compete for the $10,000 gra…

adjective

Grand and impressive in appearance.

Usage examples:

An imposing 17th-century manor house

verb

Force (an unwelcome decision or ruling) on someone.

Usage examples:

The decision was theirs and was not imposed on them by others

adjective

Noticeable because of large size, appearance, or importance

Usage examples:

An imposing mansion

adjective

Evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill; grand, imposing, or awesome.

Usage examples:

An impressive view of the mountains

adjective

Causing someone to feel admiration or respect

Usage examples:

An impressive performance, an impressively large collection of medals

adjective

Of considerable or relatively great size, extent, or capacity.

Usage examples:

Add a large clove of garlic

verb

Enjoy oneself in a lively way with drink or drugs and music.

Usage examples:

He's known in clubland for his capacity for larging it

adverb

Another term for free (sense 2 of the adverb).

adjective

Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.

Usage examples:

A lavish banquet

verb

Bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on.

Usage examples:

The media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film

adjective

Spending, giving, or using more than is necessary or reasonable; more than enough

Usage examples:

The team has the most lavish training facility in the league., they live in a lavishly furnished ap…

adjective

Extremely comfortable or elegant, especially when involving great expense.

Usage examples:

The island's most luxurious hotel

adjective

Very comfortable and expensive

Usage examples:

They have a very luxurious house., we spent a luxurious weekend at a country hotel., the cat gave a…

adjective

Extremely beautiful, elaborate, or impressive.

Usage examples:

A dramatic landscape of magnificent mountains

adjective

Having or showing impressive beauty or scale.

Usage examples:

The majestic canadian rockies

adjective

(of something) having the quality of causing you to feel great admiration and respect for it because of its size, power, or beauty

Usage examples:

We flew over the majestic sierra nevada mountains.

adjective

Great in importance, extent, or size.

Usage examples:

It's been a monumental effort

adjective

Very big or very great

Usage examples:

Rebuilding the bridge proved to be a monumental job.

adjective

Ostentatiously costly and luxurious.

Usage examples:

The opulent comfort of a limousine

adjective

Rich in appearance; showing great wealth

Usage examples:

He lived an opulent lifestyle that included sports cars and enormous homes.

adjective

Resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid.

Usage examples:

Her palatial apartment in mayfair

adjective

(of a house or other property) large and highly decorated; like a palace

Usage examples:

They lived in a palatial apartment.

noun

A rich fabric of silk, cotton, wool, or a combination of these, with a long, soft nap.

Usage examples:

Plush upholstery

adjective

Richly luxurious and expensive.

Usage examples:

A plush mayfair flat

adjective

Expensive, comfortable, and of high quality

Usage examples:

A plush hotel room

adjective

Attractive and impressive through being richly colourful or sumptuous.

Usage examples:

She was resplendent in a sea-green dress

adjective

Beautiful and seeming to shine

Usage examples:

A white hat resplendent with red velvet flowers

adjective

Magnificent; very impressive.

Usage examples:

A splendid view of windsor castle

adjective

Extremely good, large, or important

Usage examples:

Our splendid weather ended with a terrible storm., the splendid old opera house was torn down.

adjective

Impressive or grand in size, appearance, or manner.

Usage examples:

A stately 19th-century mansion

adjective

Attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent.

Usage examples:

The murder bore a striking similarity to an earlier shooting

noun

The action of striking.

Usage examples:

Substantial damage was caused by the striking of a submerged object

verb

Hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement.

Usage examples:

He raised his hand, as if to strike me

adjective

Very good; excellent.

Usage examples:

A superb performance

abbreviation

South-west.