altisonancia

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word altisonancia. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word altisonancia, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say altisonancia in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word altisonancia you have here. The definition of the word altisonancia will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofaltisonancia, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Spanish

Etymology

From altisonante +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /altisoˈnanθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /altisoˈnansja/
  • Rhymes: -anθja
  • Rhymes: -ansja
  • Syllabification: al‧ti‧so‧nan‧cia

Noun

altisonancia f (plural altisonancias)

  1. pompousness, grandiloquence
    • 2015 September 30, “El Woody Allen que vigila a Amenábar”, in El País:
      Es su vuelta al thriller tras el lirismo existencialista de Mar adentro y la altisonancia histórica de Ágora.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading