magniloquent
American Heritage Dictionary:
Top
mag·nil·o·quent
(măg-nĭl'ə-kwənt) 
adj.
Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent.
magniloquently mag·nil'o·quent·ly adv.
adj.
Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent.
[Back formation from magniloquence, grandiloquence, from Latin magniloquentia : magnus, great + loquēns, loquent-, present participle of loquī, to speak.]
magniloquence mag·nil'o·quence n.magniloquently mag·nil'o·quent·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
Top
magniloquent
adjective
- Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style: aureate, bombastic, declamatory, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, high-flown, high-sounding, orotund, overblown, rhetorical, sonorous, swollen. See plain/fancy, style/good style/bad style, words.
Word Tutor:
Top
magniloquent
IN BRIEF: Boastful.
It was difficult to listen to the magniloquent speaker especially after finding out that the gift was rescinded.
LearnThatWord.com is a free vocabulary and spelling program where you only pay for results!
Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary:
Top
magniloquent
See crossword solutions for the clue Magniloquent.
Translations:
Top
Magniloquent
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - højtravende, pralende, stortalende
Nederlands (Dutch)
grootsprakig, bombastisch
Français (French)
adj. - beau parleur, grandiloquent
Deutsch (German)
adj. - prahlerisch, großspurig, großartig redend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μεγαλόστομος
Italiano (Italian)
magniloquente
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - enfático
Русский (Russian)
высокопарный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - grandilocuente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - högtravande, skrytsam
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使用夸大文句的, 吹牛的, 夸张的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 使用誇大文句的, 吹牛的, 誇張的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 뽐내는 , 과장 된, 허풍 떠는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 大言壮語の, 誇大な, 大げさな
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) متغطرس, في تصرفاته
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - נמלץ, מנופח
If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.
Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:
Copyrights:
American Heritage Dictionary
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Roget's Thesaurus
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 byHoughton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Read more
Word Tutor
Copyright © 2004-present by eSpindle Learning, a 501(c) nonprofit organization. All rights reserved.
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; sign up free. Read more
eSpindle provides personalized spelling and vocabulary tutoring online; sign up free. Read more
Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary
Collins Bradford's Crossword Solver's Dictionary © Anne Bradford, 1986, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2008
HarperCollins Publishers
All rights reserved.
Read more
