altisonantadj.n.

Brit.

/alˈtɪsənənt/, U.S.

/ælˈtɪsənənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin altisonus , -ant suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin altisonus that sounds high up or in the heavens ( < alti- alti- comb. form + -sonus sounding < sonus sound: see sound n.³) + -ant suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin altisonare to sound loudly (12th cent. in a British source). Compare Middle French altissonant (of God) having a loud voice (c1480), (of a flute) having a high or strong sound (1545), also Italian altisonante loud, vain (both 17th cent.), all rare. Compare earlier consonant adj., resonant adj., etc., and later altisonous adj.

Now rare.

High-sounding, lofty, pompous, loud.

ΘΚΠ

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

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mandarin1959

1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 i. i. 6 He should alter likewise his denomination, and get a new one, that were famous and altisonant [Sp. famoso & de estruendo].

1679 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 3) Pref. sig. A2 Alti-sonant Phrases, with a thousand other Precarious and unintelligible Notions, &c. all which they have been turning over to see if they could find anything of sincere and useful among this Pedantick Rubbish.

1755 J. Shebbeare Lett. on Eng. Nation II. liv. 247 A manner of writing consisting entirely of verbage without imagery to sustain it, a cold altisonant, gigantesque shadow.

1796 W. Amphlett Triumphs of War 8 Taught to proclaim Decrees altisonant and laws unjust.

1837 E. Howard Old Commodore i. 2 Does he not, I say, arrest it ere it fall with the altisonant, Zounds?

1881 Sci. 2 281 These syrups are..sold to consumers under such altisonant names as Maple Drip, Bon Ton, Upper Ten, [etc.].

1891 A. U. Hancock John Auburntop, Novelist iv. 44 Mordaunt..blew his nose with an altisonant blast.

1929 Rotarian Nov. 19/1 But suppose, instead of dealing in altisonant phrases, parables, or definitions, that we get right down to bedrock.

1999 W. M. Mudrovic Breaking New Ground vii. 285 The altisonant language..appears to mock the speaker's sense of his own overblown reputation.

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

单词	altisonant
释义	altisonantadj.n. Brit. /alˈtɪsənənt/, U.S. /ælˈtɪsənənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin altisonus , -ant suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin altisonus that sounds high up or in the heavens ( < alti- alti- comb. form + -sonus sounding < sonus sound: see sound n.³) + -ant suffix¹. Compare post-classical Latin altisonare to sound loudly (12th cent. in a British source). Compare Middle French altissonant (of God) having a loud voice (c1480), (of a flute) having a high or strong sound (1545), also Italian altisonante loud, vain (both 17th cent.), all rare. Compare earlier consonant adj., resonant adj., etc., and later altisonous adj. Now rare. High-sounding, lofty, pompous, loud. 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 1612 T. Shelton tr. M. de Cervantes Don-Quixote: Pt. 1 i. i. 6 He should alter likewise his denomination, and get a new one, that were famous and altisonant [Sp. famoso & de estruendo]. 1679 J. Evelyn Sylva (ed. 3) Pref. sig. A2 Alti-sonant Phrases, with a thousand other Precarious and unintelligible Notions, &c. all which they have been turning over to see if they could find anything of sincere and useful among this Pedantick Rubbish. 1755 J. Shebbeare Lett. on Eng. Nation II. liv. 247 A manner of writing consisting entirely of verbage without imagery to sustain it, a cold altisonant, gigantesque shadow. 1796 W. Amphlett Triumphs of War 8 Taught to proclaim Decrees altisonant and laws unjust. 1837 E. Howard Old Commodore i. 2 Does he not, I say, arrest it ere it fall with the altisonant, Zounds? 1881 Sci. 2 281 These syrups are..sold to consumers under such altisonant names as Maple Drip, Bon Ton, Upper Ten, [etc.]. 1891 A. U. Hancock John Auburntop, Novelist iv. 44 Mordaunt..blew his nose with an altisonant blast. 1929 Rotarian Nov. 19/1 But suppose, instead of dealing in altisonant phrases, parables, or definitions, that we get right down to bedrock. 1999 W. M. Mudrovic Breaking New Ground vii. 285 The altisonant language..appears to mock the speaker's sense of his own overblown reputation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1612
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