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
- 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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