grandiloquente
Portuguese, adjective/ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi.loˈkwẽ.t͡ʃi/
grandiloquente is spelled G-R-A-N-D-I-L-O-Q-U-E-N-T-E (14 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese, the 164,273rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Grandiloquente is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “grandiloquent (overly wordy or elaborate)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que demonstra muita eloquência”.
What does grandiloquente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinegrandiloquent (overly wordy or elaborate)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. vide grandiloquente
adjective: 1. que demonstra muita eloquência. 2. sublime, elevado. 3. o mesmo que grandíloquo.
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of grandiloquente
- grandiloquentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce grandiloquente?
- Brazil /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒi.loˈkwẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Portugal /ɡɾɐ̃.di.luˈkwẽ.tɨ/
- /gɾã.dʒi.lo.ˈkwẽj.tʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to grandiloquente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is grandiloquente in Portuguese?
grandiloquente appears about once in every 32 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).