Grandiose : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Grandiose	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Grandiose
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grandiose adj impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval affectedly genteel Synonym(s): grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grandiose \Gran"diose"\, a. [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See {Grand}.] 1. Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid; striking; -- in a good sense. The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept down in order not to impair the grandiose* effect of the whole. --M. Arnold. The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. --C. Kingsley. 2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style.