High-sounding words; language above the dignity of the occasion; a pompous or ostentatious manner of writing or speaking.
To use high-sounding words; to speak or write in a pompous or ostentatious manner.
To swell or fill out; to inflate, to pad.
Big without meaning, or high-sounding; bombastic, inflated; magniloquent.
Be quiet.
Not busy, of low quantity.
Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
Not showy; undemonstrative.
Requiring little or no interaction.
Having little motion or activity; calm.
To become quiet or calm.
To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
The absence of sound; quietness.
The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security.