- Altisonant
- Altisonant Al*tis"o*nant ([a^]l*t[i^]s"[-o]*nant), a. [L. altus high + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.] High-sounding; lofty or pompous. --Skelton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Altisonant
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Altisŏnant — (v. lat.), hochtönend … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
altisonant — index inflated (bombastic) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
altisonant — al|ti|so|nant Mot Agut Adjectiu invariable … Diccionari Català-Català
altisonant — adj. loud, high sounding; grandiloquent; pretentious … English contemporary dictionary
altisonant — al·tis·o·nant … English syllables
altisonant — a. high sounding, pompous … Dictionary of difficult words
altisonant — (ˈ) al|tisənənt adjective Etymology: alti + sonant archaic : lofty or pompous : high sounding … Useful english dictionary
Altisonous — Al*tis o*nous ( n[u^]s), a. [L. altisonus.] Altisonant. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Altiloquent — Altiloquent, hochtrabend, großsprecherisch; davon Altiloquenz; ähnlich altisonant, hochtönend, Altisonanz … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
inflated — I (bombastic) adjective altiloquent, altisonant, artificial, declamatory, flatulent, fustian, grandiloquent, high flown, high sounding, inflatus, magniloquent, mouthy, oratorical, ostentatious, overblown, pedantic, pompous, pretentious,… … Law dictionary
