'Grandiose' definitions:
Definition of 'grandiose'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
adjective
Definition of 'Grandiose'
From: GCIDE
- Grandiose \Gran"di*ose"\, a. [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See Grand.]
- 1. Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid; striking; -- in a good sense. [1913 Webster]
- The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of the whole. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]
- The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. --C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'grandiose'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affected,
- ambitious,
- august,
- awe-inspiring,
- awful,
- Babylonian,
- barbaric,
- bedizened,
- big-sounding,
- bombastic,
- convoluted,
- Corinthian,
- cosmic,
- declamatory,
- deluxe,
- elaborate,
- elegant,
- elevated,
- euphuistic,
- extravagant,
- fancy,
- fine,
- flamboyant,
- flaming,
- flash,
- flashy,
- flaunting,
- florid,
- fulsome,
- fustian,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- glorious,
- Gongoresque,
- grand,
- grandiloquent,
- grandisonant,
- high-flowing,
- high-flown,
- high-flying,
- high-sounding,
- highfalutin,
- histrionic,
- imposing,
- impressive,
- inflated,
- inkhorn,
- Johnsonian,
- labyrinthine,
- lexiphanic,
- lofty,
- lordly,
- lurid,
- luxurious,
- magnificent,
- magniloquent,
- majestic,
- melodramatic,
- meretricious,
- monumental,
- noble,
- orotund,
- ostentatious,
- overambitious,
- overdone,
- overelaborate,
- overinvolved,
- overwhelming,
- overwrought,
- palatial,
- pedantic,
- plush,
- pompous,
- posh,
- pretentious,
- princely,
- proud,
- rhetorical,
- ritzy,
- royal,
- sensational,
- sensationalistic,
- sententious,
- showy,
- sonorous,
- splendacious,
- splendid,
- splendiferous,
- stately,
- stilted,
- sumptuous,
- superb,
- superfancy,
- superfine,
- swank,
- swanky,
- swell,
- tall,
- tortuous,
- unfathomable,
- utopian,
- vast,
- visionary