Declamatory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ostentatiously lofty in style

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɪsˌɪnsˌɛktᵻzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪklˈamətəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪklˈamətəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /dˌɪsˌɪnsˌɛktᵻzˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

a man given to large talk
tumid political prose

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tumid large turgid bombastic orotund

Parts of Speech

adjective

ostentatiously lofty in style

“a man given to large talk”

Word Forms

bombast	noun	pompous or pretentious talk or writing
largeness	noun	the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
turgidness	noun	pompously embellished language
turgidity	noun	pompously embellished language

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

deklamatorisch

auffällig erhaben im Stil

🇫🇷French

déclamatoire

style ostensiblement élevé

🇪🇸Spanish

declamatorio

ostentosamente elevado en estilo

🇮🇹Italian

declamatorio

ostentatamente elevato nello stile

🇳🇱Dutch

declamatorisch

opzichtig verheven in stijl

🇵🇹Portuguese

declamatório

ostensivamente elevado em estilo

🇷🇺Russian

декламационный

подчеркнуто высокий стиль

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आडंबरपूर्ण

शैली में दिखावटी रूप से ऊँचा

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘোষণামূলক

ostentatiously উচ্চ শৈলী

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிவித்தல்

ஆடம்பரமாக உயர்ந்த பாணியில்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రకటన

ఆడంబరంగా గంభీరమైన శైలి

🇮🇳Marathi

घोषणात्मक

दिखाऊपणे शैलीत उदात्त

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘોષણાત્મક

દેખાવમાં ઉંચી શૈલી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಘೋಷಣೆಯ

ಆಡಂಬರದಿಂದ ಎತ್ತರದ ಶೈಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രഖ്യാപനം

ആഡംബരപൂർവ്വം ഉന്നതമായ ശൈലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘੋਸ਼ਣਾਤਮਕ

ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਉੱਚਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

اعلانیہ

سٹائل میں ظاہری طور پر بلند

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宣言性的

风格显赫

🇯🇵Japanese

宣告的な

派手に高尚なスタイル

🇰🇷Korean

선언적인

과시적으로 고상한 스타일

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoa trương

phong cách phô trương cao cả

🇹🇭Thai

ประกาศ

โดดเด่นอย่างมีสไตล์

🇮🇩Indonesian

dgn rasa besar

gayanya sangat angkuh

🇲🇾Malay

deklamasi

megah bergaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انفعالي

متفاخر النبيلة في الاسلوب

🇮🇷Persian

اعلامی

به طرز خودنمایی بلند در سبک

🇹🇷Turkish

yüksek sesli

gösterişli bir şekilde yüksek bir tarza sahip

🇮🇱Hebrew

הכרזה

ראוותני בסגנון גבוה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'declamatory'?

The primary meaning of 'declamatory' is 'ostentatiously lofty in style'.

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Using 'declamatory' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'declamatory' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'declamatory' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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