magniloquence
Lofty, boastful rhetoric
Magniloquence is lofty, grandiose speech—language that sounds impressive but may be pompous or overblown.
The word carries a whiff of criticism, suggesting the speaker values sounding important over communicating clearly: His magniloquence couldn't hide the emptiness of his argument.
The adjective is magniloquent.
Pretentious hollow language
- purple proseOverly elaborate, emotional writing
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
- ornateElaborately decorated
- embellishedDecorated or exaggerated
baroque · flowery · verbose · turgid · overblown · inflated · orotund · sesquipedalian
Affectedly grand in manner
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
- loftyImpressively high or noble
portentous · pontifical · declamatory · sonorous · self-important · bombastic · affected · haughty
Formal eloquent discourse
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
- speechifyingDelivering pompous addresses
- harangueAggressive lengthy scolding
peroration · apostrophe · panegyric · encomium · diatribe · tirade · philippic · homily
Quality of inspiring admiration
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- resplendenceImpressive, dazzling brilliance
showiness · flamboyance · theatricality · spectacle · flourish · bravura · ostentation · pomp
bombast
Pretentious hollow language
- purple proseOverly elaborate, emotional writing
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
- ornateElaborately decorated
embellished · baroque · flowery · verbose · turgid · overblown · inflated · orotund · sesquipedalian · circumlocutory
pompous
Affectedly grand in manner
- pretentiousFalsely grand or important
- ostentatiousShowily excessive
- grandiosePretentiously impressive in scale
lofty · portentous · pontifical · declamatory · sonorous · self-important · bombastic · affected · haughty · imperious
oratory
Formal eloquent discourse
- elocutionFormal speaking skill
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
- speechifyingDelivering pompous addresses
harangue · peroration · apostrophe · panegyric · encomium · diatribe · tirade · philippic · homily · sermon
impressiveness
Quality of inspiring admiration
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
resplendence · showiness · flamboyance · theatricality · spectacle · flourish · bravura · ostentation · pomp · pageantry
magniloquencesimplicity
Lack of complexity
plainness · straightforwardness · directness · terseness · brevity
magniloquencehumility
Freedom from arrogance
modesty · unpretentiousness · plain speech · unaffectedness · self-effacement