grandiose

CEFRC1

/ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Impressive in appearance but often too large or ambitious.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Magnificent or spectacular.

Examples

  • The rotting shanty town was not too distant from the grandiose temples of serpentine.

  • The space hotel had grandiose buffets throughout the whole day.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Pompous or pretentious.

  2. Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

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Origin

adjective

From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Possibly from grand + -ose, though to be debated. Doublet of grandioso.