grandioso

English

Etymology

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

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

Adjective

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

  1. grandiose, magnificent

Portuguese

Adjective

grandioso m (feminine singular grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas, comparable)

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

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡɾanˈdjoso/, [ɡɾãn̪ˈd̪joso]

Adjective

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

  1. great
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