Definitions for grandiose
ˈgræn diˌoʊsgrandiose

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. grandioseadjective

   impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval

2. grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-daadjective

   affectedly genteel

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. grandioseadjective

   large and impressive, in size, scope or extent

2. grandioseadjective

   pompous or pretentious

3. Etymology: From grandiose, from grandioso, from grandis.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grandiose

   In psychology, grandiosity is a nonnormative sense of superiority, uniqueness, or invulnerability. It may be expressed by exaggerated beliefs regarding one's abilities, the belief that few other people have anything in common with oneself, and that one can only be understood by a few, very special people. The personality trait of grandiosity is principally associated with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), but also is a feature in the occurrence and expression of antisocial personality disorder, and the manic and hypomanic episodes of bipolar disorder.

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1. grandiose

   Grandiose refers to something that is impressive, magnificent or ambitious in scope or scale, often to the point of being excessive, pretentious or characterized by pomp. It can also refer to an attempt to appear more important, complex or intricate than necessary.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Grandioseadjective

   impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid; striking; -- in a good sense

2. Grandioseadjective

   characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style

3. Etymology: [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See Grand.]

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Anagrams for grandiose »

1. diagnoser

2. organdies

3. organised

4. sargonide

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grandiose in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grandiose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of grandiose in a Sentence

1. Stephen Jay Gould:

   “I emphatically do not assert the general ‘truth’ of this philosophy of punctuational change. Any attempt to support the exclusive validity of such a grandiose notion would border on the nonsensical.”

2. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius:

   Without sounding too grandiose, the survival of the planet itself is at stake, you have rising sea levels, acidification of the oceans, immigration sparked by climate change, droughts that are much more severe.

3. Theory Kinnett:

   I’m not trying to be grandiose but if not me then who? somebody has to tell the Indianapolis parents that this stuff is going on. I put up with a lot but lying to parents about what we do so that they don’t even have a choice to get their kids out of the district?

4. Charles Bukowski:

   You begin saving the world by saving one person at a time all else is grandiose romanticism or politics.

5. Francisco Toledo:

   My father had grandiose plans for me ; he wanted me to be Benito Juarez.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grandiose
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grandiose
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandiose
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandiose
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=grandiose