grandiose

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs/, /ˈɡɹæn.di.əʊs/ Rhymes: -əʊs === Adjective === grandiose (comparative more grandiose, superlative most grandiose) Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent. Pompous or pretentious. Magnificent or spectacular. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “grandiose”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “grandiose”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “grandiose”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === angroside, diagnoser, dragonise, organdies, organised == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian grandioso. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁɑ̃.djoz/ Homophone: grandioses Rhymes: -oz === Adjective === grandiose (plural grandioses) grandiose ==== Related terms ==== grand === Further reading === “grandiose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === grandiose inflection of grandios: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Italian == === Adjective === grandiose f pl feminine plural of grandioso == Norwegian Bokmål == === Adjective === grandiose definite singular/plural of grandios == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Adjective === grandiose definite singular/plural of grandios