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magniloquent
mag·nil·o·quent
/
mægˈnɪl
ə
kwənt
/
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mag-
nil
-
uh
-kw
uh
nt
]
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adjective
speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style; pompous; bombastic; boastful.
Origin:
1650–60;
back formation from
Latin
magniloquentia
elevated language, equivalent to
magniloqu
(
us
) speaking grandly (
magni-
magni-
+
loqu
(
ī
) to speak +
-us
adj. suffix) +
-entia
-ence
Related forms
mag·nil·o·quence,
noun
mag·nil·o·quent·ly,
adverb
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magniloquent
(mæɡˈnɪləkwənt)
—
adj
(of speech) lofty in style; grandiloquent
[C17: from Latin
magnus
great +
loquī
to speak]
mag'niloquence
—
n
mag'niloquently
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Magniloquent
is always a great word to know.
So is
lollapalooza
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doohickey
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gobo
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
magniloquent
1650s, from L. magniloquus (see
magniloquence
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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