altiloquentadj.

Brit.

/alˈtɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ælˈtɪləkw(ə)nt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alti- comb. form, -loquent comb. form.

Etymology: < alti- comb. form + -loquent comb. form, after altiloquence n. Compare post-classical Latin altiloquus (adjective) eloquent, grandiloquent (9th cent.; from 13th cent. in British sources) and altiloquentissime (superlative adverb) in a very elevated tone (a1540).

Now rare.

Of speech, writing, etc.: characterized by altiloquence; loud, elevated, pompous, or high-flown. Occasionally also of a person: using such language.Cf. grandiloquent adj., magniloquent adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent

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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Altiloquent, that speaks loud or of high matters.

1775 ‘Layman’ Strictures on Churches of Rome, Eng. & Scotl. 244 The altiloquent tone of Infallibility.

1820 C. H. Wilson Wanderer in Amer. (1822) iv. 27 An half hour's altiloquent harangue..in a kind of dialect which dishonoured both head, heart, and country.

1869 Lakeside Monthly June 344/1 The altiloquent rodomontade with which the young Member of Parliament commenced, soon dribbled down under the storm of jeers and laughter.

1924 Amer. Mercury Dec. 447/2 The altiloquent declarations of noble purpose on the part of the Klan's bosses.

1997 R. D. E. Burton Afro-Creole iv. 191 The altiloquent tea meeting or wedding reception speechifier.

2008 A. Comini Changing Image Beethoven iv. 284 The meaning of the music was made further explicit by explanations in his own, altiloquent..Wagnerian prose.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	altiloquent
释义	altiloquentadj. Brit. /alˈtɪləkw(ə)nt/, U.S. /ælˈtɪləkw(ə)nt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alti- comb. form, -loquent comb. form. Etymology: < alti- comb. form + -loquent comb. form, after altiloquence n. Compare post-classical Latin altiloquus (adjective) eloquent, grandiloquent (9th cent.; from 13th cent. in British sources) and altiloquentissime (superlative adverb) in a very elevated tone (a1540). Now rare. Of speech, writing, etc.: characterized by altiloquence; loud, elevated, pompous, or high-flown. Occasionally also of a person: using such language.Cf. grandiloquent adj., magniloquent adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent magnificenta1460 statelya1525 magnifical1533 tragical1533 lofty1565 tragic1566 sublime1586 over-high1587 magnific1589 heroic1590 buskina1593 grandiloquous1593 full-mouthed1594 high-pitched1594 buskined1595 full-mouth1595 high-borne1596 altisonant1612 Roman1619 high-sounding1624 transcendent1631 magniloquent1640 loud1651 altiloquent1656 grandiloquent1656 largiloquent1656 altisonous1661 tall1670 elevate1673 grandisonous1674 sounding1683 exalted1684 grandisonant1684 grandific1727 magniloquous1727 orotund1799 superb1825 spread eagle1839 grandiose1840 magnisonanta1843 togated1868 elevated1875 mandarin1959 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Altiloquent, that speaks loud or of high matters. 1775 ‘Layman’ Strictures on Churches of Rome, Eng. & Scotl. 244 The altiloquent tone of Infallibility. 1820 C. H. Wilson Wanderer in Amer. (1822) iv. 27 An half hour's altiloquent harangue..in a kind of dialect which dishonoured both head, heart, and country. 1869 Lakeside Monthly June 344/1 The altiloquent rodomontade with which the young Member of Parliament commenced, soon dribbled down under the storm of jeers and laughter. 1924 Amer. Mercury Dec. 447/2 The altiloquent declarations of noble purpose on the part of the Klan's bosses. 1997 R. D. E. Burton Afro-Creole iv. 191 The altiloquent tea meeting or wedding reception speechifier. 2008 A. Comini Changing Image Beethoven iv. 284 The meaning of the music was made further explicit by explanations in his own, altiloquent..Wagnerian prose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1656
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