[yǎn gāo shǒu dī, ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄠ ㄕㄡˇ ㄉㄧ, 眼高手低] grandiose aims but modest ability (成语 saw); to have high standards while unable to live up to them; ambitious but incompetent #55,225[Add to Longdo]
[おおげさ, oogesa] (adj-na, n) grandiose; exaggerated; (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Grandiose \Gran"di*ose"\, a. [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See
{Grand}.]
1. Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid;
striking; -- in a good sense.
[1913 Webster]
The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept
down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of
the whole. --M. Arnold.
[1913 Webster]
The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. --C.
Kingsley.
[1913 Webster]
2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor;
flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a
grandiose style.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grandiose
adj 1: impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur;
used to show disapproval
2: affectedly genteel [syn: {grandiose}, {hifalutin},
{highfalutin}, {highfaluting}, {hoity-toity}, {la-di-da}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
grandiose /gʀɑ̃djoz/
grand; grandiose; magnificent; superb
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