Associations to the word «Grandiose»

Wiktionary

GRANDIOSE, adjective. Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
GRANDIOSE, adjective. Pompous or pretentious

Dictionary definition

GRANDIOSE, adjective. Impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval.
GRANDIOSE, adjective. Affectedly genteel.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.