Grandiosity
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious). countable, uncountable
"[…] the narcissistic leader does not use his narcissistic charisma only as a means for political success; he needs success and applause for the sake of his own mental equilibrium. The idea of his greatness and infallibility is essentially based on his narcissistic grandiosity, not on his real achievements as a human being."
- 2 high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation wordnet
Example
More examples"Since that time the distinction between the two races, the conqueror or Gothic and the Roman or conquered, had almost disappeared, and the men of the north had become confounded with those of midday in a single nation, to whose grandiosity had contributed that with the rough virtues of savage Germania, this with the traditions of Roman culture and polity."
Etymology
From grandiose + -ity.
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