Magniloquence (Noun)
Meaning
High-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- His literary works are marred by magniloquence, making them tedious to read for those seeking straightforward storytelling.
- The professor's habit of using overly elaborate language has made his lectures notorious for their mangiloquence, leaving many students lost.
- Her poetry suffered from the tendency to devolve into magniloquence, drowning the emotional depth in an ocean of flowery words.
- The politician's speechwriter was guilty of magniloquence, as if hoping the eloquent phrasing would mask the lack of substance behind the words.
- The critic dismissed the author's writing style as empty magniloquence, finding the overwrought descriptions to be insincere.