grandisonant

adjective

gran·​dis·​o·​nant

(ˈ)gran¦disᵊnənt

variants or grandisonous

-ᵊnəs

archaic

: giving the impression of grandeur

Word History

Etymology

grandisonant from Late Latin grandisonus (from Latin grandis great + -sonus, from sonare to sound) + English -ant; grandisonous from Late Latin grandisonus

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