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
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡranˈdjo.zo/, (traditional) /ɡranˈdjo.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: gran‧dió‧so
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- grandioso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈo.zu/ [ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈo.zu], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒiˈo.zo/ [ɡɾɐ̃.d͡ʒɪˈo.zo], (faster pronunciation) /ɡɾɐ̃ˈd͡ʒjo.zo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɡɾɐ̃ˈdjo.zu/
- Hyphenation: gran‧di‧o‧so
Adjective
grandioso (feminine grandiosa, masculine plural grandiosos, feminine plural grandiosas, metaphonic)
- great (very big)
- grand; majestic; magnificent
Related terms
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)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “grandioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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