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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

Example Sentences

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

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark