grandiose
French, adjective/ɡʁɑ̃.djoz/
grandiose is spelled G-R-A-N-D-I-O-S-E (9 letters) and appears 3.9 times per million words in written French, the 13,339th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grandiose is a French adjective meaning “grandiose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui frappe l’imagination par un caractère de grandeur ou de majesté”.
What does grandiose mean in English?
adjective
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grandiose
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui frappe l’imagination par un caractère de grandeur ou de majesté.
noun: 1. (pour une fête, une cérémonie) Ce qu’il y a de plus que grand en magnificence.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grandiose
- grandioses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grandiose?
- /ɡʁɑ̃.djoz/
- \ɡʁɑ̃.djoz\
- [ɡʁɑ̃.djoz]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grandiose
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grandiose in French?
grandiose appears 3.9 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).