grandiose
/ɡˌɹændiˈəʊs/gran-dee-OHS
/ɡˌɹændiˈoʊs/gran-dee-OHS
Meaningvery great
Common meaning: showily ambitious
- grandgreat, full-grownLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 823 · scan
- ioseadjective ending (Italian -ioso): full of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin grandis ‘great, full-grown’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry grandis, p. 242 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry GRAMPUS, p. 242 · dictionary scan
Roots
- grandis Latin “great, full-grown”
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