grandiloquence

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/grænˈdɪləkwəns/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/grænˈdɪləkwəns/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gran dil′ə kwəns)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gran•dil•o•quence /grænˈdɪləkwəns/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. speech that is overly obscure, lofty, or pompous in tone.
gran•dil•o•quent, adj. See -loq-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gran•dil•o•quence  (gran dil′ə kwəns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
  • Latin grandiloqu(us) speaking loftily (grandi(s) great + -loquus speaking) + -ence
  • 1580–90

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