grandioso

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Doublet of grandiose.

Noun

grandioso (plural grandiosos)

  1. (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style
  2. (music) A passage having this mark

Adverb

grandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)

  1. (music) played in this style

Adjective

grandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)

  1. (music) describing a passage having this mark

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From grande +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡranˈdjo.zo/, (traditional) /ɡranˈdjo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: gran‧dió‧so

Adjective

grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosi, feminine plural grandiose)

  1. grandiose, magnificent

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • grandioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian grandioso.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjo.zo/

  • Hyphenation: gran‧di‧o‧so

Adjective

grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas, metaphonic)

  1. great (very big)
  2. grand; majestic; magnificent

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɾanˈdjoso/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: gran‧dio‧so

Adjective

grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas)

  1. great

Derived terms

Further reading

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