altiloquence

NOUN

bombast

Synonyms

STRONG

balderdash bluster braggadocio cotton exaggeration fustian gasconade grandiloquence grandiosity magniloquence pad pomposity rage rant rave rhapsody rhetoric rodomontade stuff tumidity turgidity

WEAK

bombastry padded stuffed tympany

Antonyms

WEAK

plain speaking

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altiloquence

Ornament -- N. ornament; floridness c†. adj.. turgidity, turgescence†; altiloquence &c. adj.†; declamation, teratology†; well-rounded periods; elegance &c.

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