Altisonante in english
High-sounding
pronunciation: haɪsaʊndɪŋ part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: haɪsaʊndɪŋ part of speech: adjective
In gestures
altisonante = ringing ; high-flown ; bombastic.
Example: Some recent literature on higher education has attempted to reaffirm, with ringing rhetoric, the principle that the search for the truth is the foundation of academic ethics.Example: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.Example: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].