Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- High-sounding; lofty or pompous, as language: as, “altisonant phrases,” Evelyn, Sylva (To the Reader).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective High-sounding;
lofty orpompous .
Etymologies
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Latin altus high + sonans, present participle of sonare to sound.
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reesetee commented on the word altisonant
(archaic) Lofty or pompous: high-sounding; loud.
Oh, the things one can do with a word like this. ;-)
September 22, 2007
uselessness commented on the word altisonant
What a pretentious word.
September 22, 2007