🗣️grandiloquence

noun
/ˈɡrændɪləkwəns/

Meaning

Pompous or extravagant language, style, or manner, often intended to impress

Example Sentences

The politician’s speech was full of empty grandiloquence.

Synonyms

pomposity, bombast, rhetoric, flourish, extravagance

Antonyms

simplicity, plainness, modesty

Collocations

political grandiloquence, empty grandiloquence, rhetorical grandiloquence, literary grandiloquence

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