grandiose

Questions about grandiose

What does grandiose mean?

grandiose means "impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in grandiose?

grandiose has 3 syllables: gran-di-ose. The stress falls on "ose". In IPA it is /ˌɡɹændiˈoʊs/.

What is another word for grandiose?

Close synonyms include hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is grandiose a common word?

grandiose is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with grandiose?

3 words rhyme with grandiose. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.