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Florid vs Grandiloquent - What's the difference?

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Grandiloquent is a synonym of florid.



As adjectives the difference between florid and grandiloquent

is that florid is having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy while grandiloquent is given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive amount of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.

florid

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Having a rosy or pale red colour; ruddy.
  • Elaborately ornate; flowery.
  • In a blatant, vivid, or highly disorganized state.
  • Florid psychosis.

    grandiloquent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive amount of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid
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  • Synonyms

    * (overly wordy or elaborate) bombastic, extravagant, flowery, ostentatious, pretentious, sesquipedalian