How to pronounce “grandiloquent”
Say “grandiloquent” in 4 beats
grandiloquent
/ɡɹænˈdɪləkwənt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɡɹandɪlɒkwənt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- granɡɹæn
- dildɪstress
- oqlə
- uentkwənt
- IPA (American)
- /ɡɹænˈdɪləkwənt/
- IPA (British)
- /ɡɹandɪlɒkwənt/
- Respelling
- gran-DI-luh-kwuhnt
- Syllables
- 4 — gran-DIL-oq-uent
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: gran-DIL-oq-uent. “dil” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ɡɹænˈdɪləkwənt/
/ɡɹandɪlɒkwənt/
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What “grandiloquent” means
- adjective
lofty in style
“he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying”
- adjective
puffed up with vanity; ; ; ; - Newsweek
“a grandiloquent and boastful manner”
Say it in a sentence
“The speech was grandiloquent and told us almost nothing.”“grandiloquent”, answered
How do you pronounce “grandiloquent”?
“grandiloquent” is pronounced /ɡɹænˈdɪləkwənt/ (gran-DI-luh-kwuhnt) in American English and /ɡɹandɪlɒkwənt/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “dil”. Build it as gran-DIL-oq-uent, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “grandiloquent” have?
4: gran · dil · oq · uent. The beat lands on the second, “dil”.
Is “grandiloquent” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɡɹænˈdɪləkwənt/ (gran-DI-luh-kwuhnt); British English says /ɡɹandɪlɒkwənt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “grandiloquent” mean?
As an adjective: lofty in style For example: “he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “grandiloquent”?
Stress the second syllable: gran-DIL-oq-uent. “dil” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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