grandioso

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noun

A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style

OriginItalian grandioso ← Latin grandis →
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Meanings

noungrandioso (plural grandiosos)

plural grandiosos

  1. entertainmentA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style
  2. entertainmentA passage having this mark
adverbgrandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)

comparative more grandioso · superlative most grandioso

  1. entertainmentplayed in this style
adjectivegrandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)

comparative more grandioso · superlative most grandioso

  1. entertainmentdescribing a passage having this mark

Origin

  1. Latingrandis“great, grand”
  2. Italiangrandioso
  3. Englishgrandioso

Borrowed from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Doublet of grandiose.

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APA

grandioso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandioso

MLA

“grandioso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandioso. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grandioso,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandioso.

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