The meaning of Magniloquent

adjective

High-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.

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Bombastic rhetoric

adjective

Vehement or impassioned in expression.

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A long declamatory speech

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Expressing something with strong feeling, especially in a loud voice or with forceful language

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A declamatory style

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Pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress.

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A grandiloquent celebration of spanish glory

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A grandiloquent style or way of using language is complicated in order to attract admiration and attention, especially in order to make someone or something seem important

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Her speech was full of grandiloquent language, but it contained no new ideas.

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Impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.

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The court's grandiose facade

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Very large or wonderful, or intended to seem great and important

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Grandiose buildings, grandiose plans

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Having the characteristics of a hero or heroine; admirably brave or determined.

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Heroic deeds

noun

Behaviour or talk that is bold or dramatic.

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The england star is getting special treatment because of his world cup heroics

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Having qualities appropriate for brave figures

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High-flown language, ideas, or behaviour is meant to make you admire someone.

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Of imposing height.

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The elegant square was shaded by lofty palms

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High

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Lofty mountains, lofty sentiments

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Relating to the art or practice of public speaking.

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Oratorical skills

adjective

Connected with skilful and effective public speaking

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Oratorical skill, she has a wonderful oratorical style, with a splendid command of english.

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Elaborately or highly decorated.

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An ornate wrought-iron railing

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Having a lot of decoration

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Ornate jewelry/buildings

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(of a person's voice) resonant and imposing.

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Watson's orotund voice is complemented by swooning strings, lush orchestration and gloriously cheer…

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Made to seem more impressive or important than is the case; exaggerated or pretentious.

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His most rhetorically overblown screenplay

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Made to seem more important or bigger than what is really true

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As for the wage gap, davis says it's overblown.

adjective

Too ripe; past its best.

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Overripe tomatoes

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Too ripe and starting to decay

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Affectedly grand, solemn, or self-important.

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A pompous ass who pretends he knows everything

adjective

Feeling or showing that you think you are better or more important than other people

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I regarded him as somewhat pompous and opinionated., the pomposity of new york society

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Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.

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Pretentious art films

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Trying to give the appearance of great importance, esp. in a way that is obvious

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Pretentious restaurants, pretentious, silly poetry

adjective

Relating to or concerned with the art of rhetoric.

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Repetition is a common rhetorical device

adjective

Rhetorical speech or writing is intended to seem important or influence people

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Repetition, that tedious rhetorical device

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(of a person) large and plump.

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Her brother was slim where she was rotund

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Rounded or fat

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A rotund piglet/man

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(of a person's voice or other sound) imposingly deep and full.

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He read aloud with a sonorous and musical voice

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Having a deep, pleasant sound

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A sonorous voice

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(of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural.

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We made stilted conversation

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(of behavior, speech, or writing) too formal and not smooth or natural

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Legal language tends to be very stilted.

adjective

(of a person's behaviour or way of speaking or writing) too formal and not smooth or natural

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He writes in a formal and somewhat stilted style., the dialogue sounded stilted and unnatural, perh…

adjective

Swollen and distended or congested.

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A turgid and fast-moving river

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(of speech or writing) too serious and very boring

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Turgid prose, turgid rain clouds