What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Grandiose vs Grandiloquent - What's the difference?

grandiose | grandiloquent |

As adjectives the difference between grandiose and grandiloquent

is that grandiose is large and impressive, in size, scope or extent while grandiloquent is given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive amount of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.

grandiose

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
  • pompous or pretentious

    • Related terms

    * grand * grandeur * grandiosity * grandioso

    External links

    * * *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    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
  • *

    • Synonyms

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

    Related terms

    * grandiloquacity * grandiloquence * grandiloquism * grandiloquous * grandiloquoy * magniloquent English autological terms ----