grandiosity

• Nom désignant un style ou un comportement marqué par l'emphase excessive, la pompe ou la prétention, souvent dans le langage, l'écriture ou l'attitude.

A noun referring to a high-flown style or excessive use of verbal ornamentation, often in speech or writing.

indénombrable

1. Excessive pomp or showinessC1formal

   A quality of being overly grand, impressive, or elaborate, often in a way that seems exaggerated or artificial.

   Pompe excessive ou ostentation

   • The grandiosity of the palace decorations was overwhelming.
   • His speech was marked by a grandiosity that seemed out of place.
   • The novel's grandiosity made it feel more like a fantasy than reality.

   Synonymesextravaganceflamboyancegrandiloquenceostentationpageantrypomppompousnesspretentiousnessshowinesssplendor

   Antonymeshumilitymodestyplainnesssimplicity

2. Exaggerated self-importanceC1formal

   An attitude or behavior characterized by an inflated sense of one's own importance, abilities, or achievements.

   Mégalomanie

   • His grandiosity led him to believe he was the only one who could solve the problem.
   • The politician's grandiosity alienated many of his supporters.
   • She displayed a grandiosity that made her difficult to work with.

   Synonymesarroganceconceitegotismhaughtinesshubrispompositypretentiousnessself-importancevanity

   Antonymeshumilitymodestyself-effacement