altiloquence

English

Noun

altiloquence (uncountable)

1. Pompous language; lofty speech.

Translations

pompous language

• German: bombastischer Wortschwall m, hochtrabendes Gerede n
• Portuguese: altiloquência (pt) f, altiloquia f

References

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “altiloquence”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.