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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -grandios-, *grandios*, grandio
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ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus
grandiosIt's fine to make grandiose plans but I'd like you to start with what you have on your plate.

WordNet (3.0)
grandiose(adj) impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
grandiose(adj) affectedly genteel, Syn. la-di-da, highfaluting, highfalutin, hifalutin, hoity-toity
grandiosity(n) high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation, Syn. rhetoric, magniloquence, grandiloquence, ornateness, Example: the grandiosity of his prose; an excessive ornateness of language

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Grandiose

a. [ F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See Grand. ] 1. Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid; striking; -- in a good sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of the whole. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style. [ 1913 Webster ]

Grandiosity

n. [ Cf. F. grandiosité, It. grandiosità. ] The state or quality of being grandiose, [ 1913 Webster ]

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary
grandios; wunderbar { adj }terrific [Add to Longdo]

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