2007-06-04 03:57:22 · 6 answers · asked by wendaylou2 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
gran·di·ose Pronunciation[gran-dee-ohs] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. affectedly grand or important; pompous: grandiose words.
2. more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown: a grandiose scheme.
3. grand in an imposing or impressive way.
4. Psychiatry. having an exaggerated belief in one's importance, sometimes reaching delusional proportions, and occurring as a common symptom of mental illnesses, as manic disorder.
If you go with the above definition it should answer your question
2007-06-04 07:57:29 · answer #1 · answered by dreakmaffeo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not exactly.
Grand has positive connotations of large, complete, full-developed, expensively-mounted, and impressive.
Even saying, "We had a grand time!" or "Isn't this a grand day!" refers to an experience, milieu-and-setting that eaves nothing to be desired and is experienced as a positive.
Grandiose however is a pejorative term. It refers to an attempt at completeness, largeness of scale, thoroughness and impressiveness that is either misapplied or overdone to some degree.
"The grandiose settings of the play could no disguise the thinness of its plot." This sentence, for instance, is not a compliment.
2007-06-04 04:04:13 · answer #2 · answered by Robert David M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not quite. Grand just suggests something being big or great. Grandiose is more about attitude.
2007-06-04 04:05:02 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, grandiose implies that the "grandness" is overdone or overblown.
A really fabulous dinner party might be called grand. However, if they served you your soup inside a giant diamond, that would be grandiose, perhaps.
2007-06-04 04:02:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Main Entry: gran·di·ose
Pronunciation: 'gran-dE-"Os, "gran-dE-'
Function: adjective
Etymology: French, from Italian grandioso, from grande great, from Latin grandis
1 : characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
2 : impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur
2007-06-04 04:00:03 · answer #5 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The very short answer is yes it is. ;)
2007-06-04 04:04:48 · answer #6 · answered by zoerayne023 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋