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magniloquence

noun

mag-ˈni-lə-kwən(t)s

Definition of magniloquence

as in rhetoric

boastful speech or writing he's prone to fits of maudlin magniloquence when he's drunk

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Recent Examples of magniloquence Hammy magniloquence risks alienating viewers, not just for an evening but for life, as does obscurity. — The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018

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Noun

Others have felt personally attacked by Kennedy’s anti-establishment rhetoric.

— Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
Galliano berated a French couple with antisemitic and anti-Asian rhetoric in February 2011, which led to his conviction.

— Zack Sharf, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of rhetoric

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Much of that singularity was centered in McCarthy’s prose, which ricocheted—sometimes gracefully, sometimes jarringly—between gruff matter-of-factness and soaring, biblical grandiloquence.

— Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 June 2023
Several of them can fly, and all have at least a touch of grandiloquence to them.

— Michael Nordine, Variety, 11 Aug. 2022

Definition of grandiloquence

Noun

The problem with the abstract expressionists’ relentless courting of the sublime was that the process of distillation produced too much bombast.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
The players either dramatically make or subtly avoid eye contact with one another as the song builds to an epic crescendo, complete with eerie chanting, orchestral bombast, and booming timpani drums.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026

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