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високопарен — meaning in English

visokoparen

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English meaning

  • puffy adjective Swollen or rounded in shape, as if filled with air.
  • sonorous adj Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.
  • turgid adj Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent, especially fluid, or expansive force.

Senses

високопарен is used for these senses in English:

  • grandiloquent (of a person, their language or writing) Given to using language in a showy way by using an excessive number of difficult words to impress others; bombastic; turgid.
  • magniloquent Using pompous speech; speaking with deliberately long or esoteric words.
  • puffy Speaking or writing in an exaggeratedly eloquent and self-important manner.
  • sonorous Wordy or grandiloquent.
  • turgid (of language or style) Overly complex and difficult to understand; grandiloquent; bombastic.

sonorous — full definition

  1. adj Capable of giving out a deep, resonant sound.
  2. adj Full of sound and rich, as in language or verse.
  3. adj Wordy or grandiloquent.
  4. adj Produced with a relatively open vocal tract and relatively little obstruction of airflow.

Related Bulgarian words