grandiose
/ɡɹæn.diˈəʊs/
ɡɹæn · DIƏƱS (2 syllables)
English
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Definition
Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
Etymology
From French grandiose, from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Possibly from grand + -ose, though to be debated. Doublet of grandioso.
Example Sentences
- "Independence does not need to be a grandiose process of disconnection and severing ties."
- "There is a station here, of course, opened as Didcot in June 1844 and renamed as the more grandiose-sounding Didcot Parkway in July 1985."
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