magniloquent

[ mag-nil-uh-kwuh nt ]
/ mægˈnɪl ə kwənt /
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adjective

speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.

Origin of magniloquent

1650–60; back formation from Latin magniloquentia elevated language, equivalent to magniloqu(us) speaking grandly ( magni- magni- + loqu(ī) to speak + -us adj. suffix) + -entia -ence

OTHER WORDS FROM magniloquent

mag·nil·o·quence, noun mag·nil·o·quent·ly, adverb

Words nearby magniloquent

magnificent, magnifico, magnifier, magnify, magnifying glass, magniloquent, magnisonant, magnitogorsk, magnitude, magnocellular, magnolia

Words related to magniloquent

boastful, bombastic, flowery, grandiloquent, pompous, turgid

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British Dictionary definitions for magniloquent

magniloquent
/ (mæɡˈnɪləkwənt) /

adjective

(of speech) lofty in style; grandiloquent

Derived forms of magniloquent

magniloquence, noun magniloquently, adverb

Word Origin for magniloquent

C17: from Latin magnus great + loquī to speak