altisonante

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin altisonus, reshaped according to the present participle sonante (“sounding”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /al.ti.soˈnan.te/ Rhymes: -ante Hyphenation: al‧ti‧so‧nàn‧te === Adjective === altisonante m or f by sense (plural altisonanti) high-sounding Synonym: (archaic) altisono (by extension, derogatory) pompous === Further reading === altisonante in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Spanish == === Etymology === From alto +‎ sonante. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /altisoˈnante/ [al̪.t̪i.soˈnãn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ante Syllabification: al‧ti‧so‧nan‧te === Adjective === altisonante m or f (masculine and feminine plural altisonantes) high-sounding pompous Synonym: pomposo ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “altisonante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025