grandiose
English
adj
Definitions
- large and impressive, in size, scope or extent
- pompous or pretentious
Etymology
Derived from French grandiose derived from Italian grandioso derived from Latin grandis (large, great, grand, grown up).
Origin
Latin
grandis
Gloss
large, great, grand, grown up
Kanji
大
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- grand English
- grand prince English
- grandiflora English
- grandiosely English
- grandioseness English
- grandiosity English
- grandioso English
- grandly English
- grandmaster English
- grandmistress English
- grandness English
- grandorder English
- grandsome English
- grandstand English
- great-grand English
- semigrand English
- ungrand English
- ungrandiose English
- grandesco Latin
- grandiceps Latin
- grandicornis Latin
- grandifer Latin
- grandiflorus Latin
- grandifolius Latin
- grandimanus Latin
- grandior Latin
- grandis Latin
- granditer Latin
- pergrandis Latin
- vegrandis Latin
- grandios German
- grandiosamente Italian
- grandioso Italian
- grandiose French
- grandiosement French
- grande Spanish, Castilian
- grandioso Spanish, Castilian
- *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- grandios Norwegian Bokmål
- grandios Norwegian Nynorsk
- grand Middle English
- grandur Old French
- grant Old French
- grandioza Esperanto
- gran Old Portuguese
- grande Old Portuguese
- grand Occitan
- grande Ladino
- grand Bourguignon
- grando Istriot
- gaan Aukan