high-flown+language
121sonorous — so•no•rous [[t]səˈnɔr əs, ˈnoʊr , ˈsɒn ər əs[/t]] adj. 1) resonant or resonating with sound: a sonorous cavern[/ex] 2) loud and deep toned: a sonorous voice[/ex] 3) rich and full in sound, as language or verse 4) high flown; grandiloquent: a… …
122sonorous — /ˈsɒnərəs / (say sonuhruhs) adjective 1. giving out, or capable of giving out, a sound, especially a deep resonant sound, as a thing or a place. 2. loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound. 3. rich and full in sound, as language, verse, etc. 4. high… …
123tribute — [trib′yo͞ot] n. [ME tribut < MFr < L tributum, neut. of tributus, pp. of tribuere, to assign, allot, pay < tribus, Roman tribal division: see TRIBE] 1. a) a regular payment of money, etc., made by one ruler or nation to another as… …
124grandiloquence — noun high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation the grandiosity of his prose an excessive ornateness of language • Syn: ↑grandiosity, ↑magniloquence, ↑ornateness, ↑rhetoric • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
125grandiosity — noun high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation the grandiosity of his prose an excessive ornateness of language • Syn: ↑magniloquence, ↑ornateness, ↑grandiloquence, ↑rhetoric • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
126magniloquence — noun high flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation the grandiosity of his prose an excessive ornateness of language • Syn: ↑grandiosity, ↑ornateness, ↑grandiloquence, ↑rhetoric • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
127ornateness — noun 1. an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) decorated • Syn: ↑elaborateness • Derivationally related forms: ↑elaborate (for: ↑elaborateness) • Hypernyms: ↑appear …
128pom´pous|ness — pom|pous «POM puhs», adjective. 1. trying to seem magnificent or very important; fond of display; acting too proudly; self important: »The leader of the band bowed in a pompous manner. SYNONYM(S): pretentious, grandiose, vainglorious. 2. overly… …
