magniloquence

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noun

The quality of being magniloquent

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nounmagniloquence (countable and uncountable, plural magniloquences)

plural magniloquences · alternative archaic rare magniloquency

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of being magniloquent
  2. countableuncountablePompous discourse.

    Synonyms: grandiloquence

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPompous discourse.

More synonyms by meaning

nounhigh-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

Broader
expressive stylestyle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmagniloquentia
  2. Englishmagniloquence

From Latin magniloquentia.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Polish chełpliwość, pompatyczność
  • chełpliwośćTranslations
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  • napuszenieTranslations
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APA

magniloquence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magniloquence

MLA

“magniloquence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magniloquence. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “magniloquence,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/magniloquence.

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