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Magniloquence Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ence

Magniloquence has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

"the grandiosity of his prose"

"an excessive ornateness of language"

2

The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
expressive style
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
flourish bombast
Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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