Definition
Impressive and imposing in appearance or style, often excessively so; characterized by an unrealistic sense of grandeur.
Etymology
From French 'grandiose', from Italian 'grandioso', ultimately from Latin 'grandis' meaning large or great. The word entered English in the 19th century with connotations of excessive magnificence.
Kelly Says
Grandiose perfectly captures the fine line between impressive and ridiculous - it's both a compliment and a critique, describing things that are undeniably magnificent yet somehow too much, like a mansion with gold toilets or a speech that soars so high it loses touch with earth.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብምታማነው
bi-mi-ta-ma-new
CACatalà
grandiós
grahn-dee-ohs
CSČeština
velkolepý
vehl-koh-leh-pee
DADansk
storslået
stohr-slaoth
DEDeutsch
grandios
grahn-dee-ohs
ELΕλληνικά
μεγαλοπρεπής
meh-gah-loh-preh-pees
ESEspañol
grandioso
grahn-dee-oh-soh
FISuomi
loistava
loy-stah-vah
FRFrançais
grandiose
grahn-dee-ohz
HEעברית
גרנדיוזי
gah-ran-dee-yoo-zee
HUMagyar
nagyszabású
nah-gee-shah-bah-soo
IDBahasa Indonesia
agung
ah-gung
ITItaliano
grandioso
grahn-dee-oh-zoh
MSBahasa Melayu
agung
ah-gung
MYမြန်မာ
အရှိန်ကြီး
ah-shin kyee
NLNederlands
grandioos
khrah-nee-ohs
NONorsk
storslått
stohr-slott
PLPolski
wielki
vyeh-lee-kee
PTPortuguês
grandioso
grahn-dee-oh-soh
RUРусский
грандиозный
grahn-dee-ohz-niy
SVSvenska
grandios
grahn-dee-ohs
SWKiswahili
kubwa
koo-bwah
TLTL
marangal
mah-rang-gahl
TRTürkçe
büyüklü
byoo-yool-loo
UKУкраїнська
грандіозний
hrah-nee-diy-zniy
URاردو
عظیم الشان
azeem ush shan
VITiếng Việt
hoành tráng
hwan trang
YOYO
òtòkèlè
oh-toh-keh-leh
ZUZU
kakhulu
kah-khoo-loo