Associations to the word «Grandiloquence»

Wiktionary

GRANDILOQUENCE, noun. Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing

Dictionary definition

GRANDILOQUENCE, noun. High-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language".

Wise words

One merit of poetry few persons will deny: it says more and in fewer words than prose.
Voltaire