Another word for grandiloquence

Pretentious, pompous speech or writing

• turgidity

  1. The state or quality of being turgid

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  1. The state or quality of being turgid

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• rant

  1. A criticism done by ranting.
  2. Angry, emotionally charged, or tediously negative speech or writing:
  3. An example of such speech or writing:

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  1. A criticism done by ranting.
  2. Angry, emotionally charged, or tediously negative speech or writing:
  3. An example of such speech or writing:

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• orotundity

  1. The quality of being orotund.

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  1. The quality of being orotund.

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• magniloquence

  1. The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse; grandiloquence.
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• fustian

  1. A thick cotton cloth with a short nap, as corduroy, velveteen, etc.
  2. Pretentious speech or writing; pompous language.
  3. Pompous, pretentious talk or writing; bombast; rant

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  1. A thick cotton cloth with a short nap, as corduroy, velveteen, etc.
  2. Pretentious speech or writing; pompous language.
  3. Pompous, pretentious talk or writing; bombast; rant

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• claptrap

  1. A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
  2. Pretentious, insincere, or empty language:
  3. Absurd, insincere, or empty talk or writing

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  1. A trick or device to gain applause; humbug.
  2. Pretentious, insincere, or empty language:
  3. Absurd, insincere, or empty talk or writing

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• bombast

  1. Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.
  2. Talk or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning; pompous language
  3. (Figuratively) High-sounding words; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking; language above the dignity of the occasion.

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  1. Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing.
  2. Talk or writing that sounds grand or important but has little meaning; pompous language
  3. (Figuratively) High-sounding words; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking; language above the dignity of the occasion.

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