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claptrap vs grandiosity

grandiosity vs claptrap

claptrap and grandiosity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
claptrap Yes No No No
grandiosity Yes No No No
As nouns, grandiosity is a hypernym of claptrap; that is, grandiosity is a word with a broader meaning than claptrap:
  • claptrap: pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  • grandiosity: high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
Other hypernyms of claptrap include grandiloquence, magniloquence, ornateness, rhetoric.
claptrap (noun) grandiosity (noun)
pompous or pretentious talk or writing high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation
Difference between claptrap and grandiosity

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