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 Definitions of grandiose  [ˈgræn diˌoʊs]  

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Definition of 'grandiose' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) grandiose
affectedly grand; pompous:
grandiose words.

2.  grandiose
more complicated than necessary:
a grandiose scheme.

3.  grandiose
grand in an imposing way.

Etymology:  (1830–40; < F < It grandioso < L grandi(s) grand +-ōsus -ose1)

Definition of 'grandiose' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) grandiose
impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval

2. (adj) grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da
affectedly genteel
Definition of 'grandiose' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) grandiose
impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid; striking; -- in a good sense

2. (adj) grandiose
characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style
Translation of 'grandiose' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: impressive to an excessive or foolish degree
He produced several grandiose schemes for a holiday resort but no resort was ever built.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: grootse, grandiose Arabic flag Arabic: فَخْم، عَظيم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: величествен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: grandioso Czech flag Czech: grandiózní German flag German: großartig
Danish flag Danish: storladen; grandios Greek flag Greek: πομπώδης, μεγαλοπρεπής Spanish flag Spanish: grandioso, imponente; amb
Estonian flag Estonian: suurejooneline Farsi flag Farsi: پر زرق برق؛ بلند پروازانه Finnish flag Finnish: suurellinen
French flag French: grandiose Hebrew flag Hebrew: גְרַנדִיוֹזִי, יוֹמרָנִי Hindi flag Hindi: भव्य, आडम्बरपूर्ण
Croatian flag Croatian: grandiozan, veličajan Hungarian flag Hungarian: nagyszerű Indonesian flag Indonesian: hebat
Icelandic flag Icelandic: mikilfenglegur Italian flag Italian: grandioso Japanese flag Japanese: 大げさな
Korean flag Korean: 웅장한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: grandiozinis Latvian flag Latvian: grandiozs; pārspīlēts
Malay flag Malay: terlalu hebat Dutch flag Dutch: grandioos Norwegian flag Norwegian: pompøs, grandios
Polish flag Polish: pretensjonalny Persian flag Persian: پر زرق برق؛ بلند پروازانه Pashto flag Pashto: ستريادبرم څښتن، مخور
Portuguese flag Portuguese: grandioso Romanian flag Romanian: gran­dios Russian flag Russian: грандиозный
Slovak flag Slovak: grandiózny Slovenian flag Slovenian: veličasten Serbian flag Serbian: grandiozan
Swedish flag Swedish: storstilad, storvulen, gr Thai flag Thai: ยิ่งใหญ่ Turkish flag Turkish: gösterişli, heybetli
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 鋪張的，浮誇的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: грандіозний, величний Urdu flag Urdu: رعب دار
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: vĩ đại Chinese flag Chinese: 夸大的

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