grandioso
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian grandioso, from Latin grandis (“great, grand”) (English grand). Doublet of grandiose.
Noun
grandioso (plural grandiosos)
- (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a grand and noble style
- (music) A passage having this mark
Adverb
grandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)
- (music) played in this style
Adjective
grandioso (comparative more grandioso, superlative most grandioso)
- (music) describing a passage having this mark
Anagrams
- organoids, rigadoons
Italian
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)
- grandiose, magnificent
Derived terms
- grandiosamente
- grandiosità
Descendants
Descendants of grandioso in other languages
- German: grandios
- English: grandiose
- Esperanto: grandioza
- Spanish: grandioso
- French: grandiose
- Russian: грандио́зный (grandióznyj)
Further reading
- grandioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Adjective
grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas, metaphonic)
- great (very big)
- grand; majestic; magnificent
Related terms
- grande
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɾanˈdjoso/ [ɡɾãn̪ˈd̪jo.so]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: gran‧dio‧so
Adjective
grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas)
- great
Related terms
- grande
Further reading
- “grandioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014