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Definitions for grandiose
ˈgræn diˌoʊsgrandiose
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Princeton's WordNet
grandioseadjective
impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-daadjective
affectedly genteel
Wiktionary
grandioseadjective
large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
grandioseadjective
pompous or pretentious
Etymology: From grandiose, from grandioso, from grandis.
Wikipedia
grandiose
In psychology, grandiosity is a nonnormative sense of superiority, uniqueness, or invulnerability. It may be expressed by exaggerated beliefs regarding one's abilities, the belief that few other people have anything in common with oneself, and that one can only be understood by a few, very special people. The personality trait of grandiosity is principally associated with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), but also is a feature in the occurrence and expression of antisocial personality disorder, and the manic and hypomanic episodes of bipolar disorder.
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grandiose
Grandiose refers to something that is impressive, magnificent or ambitious in scope or scale, often to the point of being excessive, pretentious or characterized by pomp. It can also refer to an attempt to appear more important, complex or intricate than necessary.
Webster Dictionary
Grandioseadjective
impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid; striking; -- in a good sense
Grandioseadjective
characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style
Etymology: [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See Grand.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of grandiose in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of grandiose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of grandiose in a Sentence
“I emphatically do not assert the general ‘truth’ of this philosophy of punctuational change. Any attempt to support the exclusive validity of such a grandiose notion would border on the nonsensical.”
Richard Nixon lied to gain love, to shore up his grandiose fantasies, to bolster his ever-wavering sense of identity. He lied in attack, hoping to win and always he lied, and this most aggressively, to deny that he lied.
The Oscar pendulum swings between the gritty and the grandiose, just as popular tastes do.
My father had grandiose plans for me ; he wanted me to be Benito Juarez.
You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.
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