Synonyms for magniloquence


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mag-nil-uh-kwuh nt
Phonetic Transcription : mægˈnɪl ə kwənt


Définition of magniloquence

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Latin magniloquentia "elevated language, lofty style;" see magniloquent + -ence.
  • noun pomposity
Example sentences :
  • Consequently, in all the details of private life, sensibility displays its magniloquence.
  • Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
  • But the contrast between the magniloquence of poor BEN and the deadly failure of his wine, was too great.
  • Extract from : « Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 101. October 17, 1891 » by Various
  • "You are noble, you are generous, and—and one day I will give you the money back," he added with a burst of magniloquence.
  • Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill
  • But on the opposite page, the sonnet called "Dawn" swings to the extremest point from the magniloquence of that.
  • Extract from : « Studies of Contemporary Poets » by Mary C. Sturgeon
  • Nevertheless, the Sultan detected a shade of hesitation in spite of the magniloquence of this refusal.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Quaker Saints » by Lucy Violet Hodgkin
  • However, Johnson's attempt to appease him was a curious specimen of his magniloquence.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 » by Various
  • All this magniloquence and bad taste, however, is intelligible enough.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 » by Various
  • He was simple and unaffected in his manners, and never assumed any magniloquence because of his exalted position.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Cooperstown » by Ralph Birdsall
  • "You owe nothing to me," said Plantagenet, with some little touch of magniloquence in his tone.
  • Extract from : « Can You Forgive Her? » by Anthony Trollope

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