- Altilŏquent
Altilŏquent (v. lat.), großsprecherisch, prahlend.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Altilŏquent (v. lat.), großsprecherisch, prahlend.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Altiloquent — Al*til o*quent, a. [L. altus (adv. alte) high + loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak.] High sounding; pompous in speech. [R.] Bailey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Altiloquent — Altiloquent, hochtrabend, großsprecherisch; davon Altiloquenz; ähnlich altisonant, hochtönend, Altisonanz … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
altiloquent — index inflated (bombastic) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
altiloquent — al|ti|lo|quent <zu lat. loquens, Gen. loquentis »sprechend«> (veraltet) großsprecherisch … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
altiloquent — Speaking pompously or in a high flown manner … Grandiloquent dictionary
altiloquent — † alˈtiloquent, a. Obs. 0 [f. L. alti high, loftily + loquent em speaking, pr. pple. of loqui to speak, on analogy of altiloquium: see altiloquy.] Using high or pompous language. in Blount Glossogr. in Bailey. [Not in Johnson.] … Useful english dictionary
inflated — I (bombastic) adjective altiloquent, altisonant, artificial, declamatory, flatulent, fustian, grandiloquent, high flown, high sounding, inflatus, magniloquent, mouthy, oratorical, ostentatious, overblown, pedantic, pompous, pretentious,… … Law dictionary
Ornament — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ornament >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ornament ornament Sgm: N 1 floridness c.adj floridness c.adj GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 turgidity turgidity turgescence Sgm: N 2 altiloquence altiloquence &c. >Adj … English dictionary for students
big-sounding — a. High sounding, magniloquent, altiloquent, tumid, perfervid, inflated … New dictionary of synonyms
bombastic — a. Inflated, turgid, tumid, swelling, stilted, grandiloquent, magniloquent, altiloquent, sesquipedalian, pompous, sophomorical, high flown, high sounding … New dictionary of synonyms