grandisonantadj.

Brit.

/ɡranˈdɪsənənt/, U.S.

/ˌɡrænˈdɪsənənt/

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

Etymology: < classical Latin grandisonus (see grandisonous adj.) + -ant suffix¹, after e.g. resonant adj., dissonant adj., altisonant adj. Compare grandisonous adj.

Grand-sounding, giving the impression of grandeur; rhetorical; bombastic.

ΘΚΠ

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

magnificenta1460

statelya1525

magnifical1533

tragical1533

lofty1565

tragic1566

sublime1586

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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

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grandisonant1684

grandific1727

magniloquous1727

orotund1799

superb1825

spread eagle1839

grandiose1840

magnisonanta1843

togated1868

elevated1875

mandarin1959

1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 276 The expressions are so high, sublime, and grandisonant.

1685 H. More Paralipomena Prophetica 381 That grandisonant Speech was uttered by Nestorius.

1827 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 21 503 Let me paint a pleasant picture of a May-Day afternoon, and enjoy it as it was enjoyed of old, beneath that stately Sycamore, with the grandisonant name of The Glory of Mount Pleasant.

1880 Fraser's Mag. June 859 The war might be a piece of ‘high Imperial policy’—-let us hope that grandisonant adjective will not in future be in such general use.

1904 C. Reade Smith Family p. xvii Scions of the ancient Cropwell Boteler line..have cheerfully disguised themselves under such grandisonant aliases as Carrington, Pauncefote, Bromley, and Dorrien.

1972 Spectator 22 July 123/2 Grandisonant phrases have flown off tongues which, in other circumstances, might have been licking his [sc. Reginald Maudling's] feet.

2000 T. Pears Revol. of Sun xx. 340 By now Roderick Pastille was in full grandisonant flow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grandisonant
释义	grandisonantadj. Brit. /ɡranˈdɪsənənt/, U.S. /ˌɡrænˈdɪsənənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin grandisonus , -ant suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin grandisonus (see grandisonous adj.) + -ant suffix¹, after e.g. resonant adj., dissonant adj., altisonant adj. Compare grandisonous adj. Grand-sounding, giving the impression of grandeur; rhetorical; bombastic. 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 1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 276 The expressions are so high, sublime, and grandisonant. 1685 H. More Paralipomena Prophetica 381 That grandisonant Speech was uttered by Nestorius. 1827 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 21 503 Let me paint a pleasant picture of a May-Day afternoon, and enjoy it as it was enjoyed of old, beneath that stately Sycamore, with the grandisonant name of The Glory of Mount Pleasant. 1880 Fraser's Mag. June 859 The war might be a piece of ‘high Imperial policy’—-let us hope that grandisonant adjective will not in future be in such general use. 1904 C. Reade Smith Family p. xvii Scions of the ancient Cropwell Boteler line..have cheerfully disguised themselves under such grandisonant aliases as Carrington, Pauncefote, Bromley, and Dorrien. 1972 Spectator 22 July 123/2 Grandisonant phrases have flown off tongues which, in other circumstances, might have been licking his [sc. Reginald Maudling's] feet. 2000 T. Pears Revol. of Sun xx. 340 By now Roderick Pastille was in full grandisonant flow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1684
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