pomposity

pom·pous  (pmps)

adj.

1. Characterized by excessive self-esteem or exaggerated dignity; pretentious: pompous officials who enjoy giving orders.

2. Full of high-sounding phrases; bombastic: a pompous proclamation.

3. Chracterized by pomp or stately display; ceremonious: a pompous occasion.

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[Middle English, from Old French pompeux, from Late Latin pompsus, from Latin pompa, pomp; see pomp.]

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pom·posi·ty (-ps-t), pompous·ness (-ps-ns) n.

pompous·ly adv.

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pomposity [pɒmˈpɒsɪtɪ]

n pl -ties

1. vain or ostentatious display of dignity or importance

2. the quality of being pompous

3. ostentatiously lofty style, language, etc.

4. a pompous action, remark, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pomposity - lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity ostentatiousness, pompousness, pretentiousness, splashiness, ostentation, puffiness, inflation inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

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pomposity

noun

1. self-importance, vanity, arrogance, pretension, airs, flaunting, presumption, affectation, pretentiousness, grandiosity, haughtiness, portentousness, vainglory, pompousness He was modest and simple, without a trace of pomposity.

2. grandiloquence, rant, hot air (informal), bombast, fustian, loftiness, turgidity, magniloquence She has no time for political jargon and pomposity.

Translations

pomposity [pɒmˈpɒsɪtɪ] N → pomposidad f

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pomposity [pɒmˈpɒsɪti] n → manières fpl pompeuses

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pomposity

n (of person) → Aufgeblasenheit f, → Wichtigtuerei f; (of attitude, behaviour also, phrase) → Gespreiztheit f; (of language, letter, remark) → Schwülstigkeit f, → Bombast m

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pomposity [pɒmˈpɒsɪtɪ] n → pomposità

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pomposity [pɒmˈpɒsɪtɪ] n → pomposità

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pomposity pomp