grandiose

(grăn'dē-ōs', grăn'dē-ōs')
adj.

1. Characterized by greatness of scope or intent; grand. See synonyms at grand.
2. Characterized by feigned or affected grandeur; pompous.

[French, from Italian grandioso, from grande, great, from Latin grandis.]

grandiosely gran'di·ose'ly adv.
grandiosity gran'di·os'i·ty (-ŏs'ĭ-tē) or gran'di·ose'ness n.

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adjective

1. Large and impressive in size, scope, or extent: august, baronial, grand, imposing, lordly, magnific, magnificent, majestic, noble, princely, regal, royal, splendid, stately, sublime, superb. See big/small/amount, good/bad.
2. Characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance: hoity-toity, pompous, pretentious, puffed-up, puffy, self-important. Informal highfalutin. See plain/fancy.

adj

Definition: theatrical, extravagant
Antonyms: calm, humble, moderate, small, unimpressive, unpretentious

IN BRIEF: Having an imposing style or effect.

The climber had grandiose ideas of being the first to scale the as yet unclimbed peak.

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For a list of words related to grandiose, see:

• Dominant, Stubborn, Proud, or Confident

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See words rhyming with "grandiosity."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - storslået, storstilet, grandios

Nederlands (Dutch)
grandioos

Français (French)
adj. - grandiose

Deutsch (German)
adj. - grandios, bombastisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεγαλοπρεπής, πομπώδης, επιβλητικός, μεγαλεπήβολος

Italiano (Italian)
grandioso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - grandioso, empolado

Русский (Russian)
грандиозный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - grandioso, fantástico, estupendo, magnífico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - grandios

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宏伟的, 堂皇的, 宏大的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 宏偉的, 堂皇的, 宏大的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 장엄한, 과장된

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大げさな, 堂々とした, 壮大な, 雄大な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طموح جدا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפואר, נשגב, מרשים‬

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