pompousness


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pom·pous

 (pŏm′pəs)
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. Archaic Characterized by pomp or stately display: a pompous occasion.
[Middle English, from Old French pompeux, from Late Latin pompōsus, from Latin pompa, pomp; see pomp.]
pom·pos′i·ty (-pŏs′ĭ-tē), pom′pous·ness (-pəs-nĭs) n.
pom′pous·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.pompousness - lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
ostentatiousness, pomposity, pretentiousness, splashiness, ostentation, puffiness, inflation
inelegance - the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
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pompousness

noun
Boastful self-importance or display:
grandioseness, grandiosity, ostentation, pomposity, pretension, pretentiousness.
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Translations
أبَّهَه، عَظَمَه
okázalost
opblæsthed
nagyképűség
merkilegheit
azametkendini beğenmişlik

pomp

(pomp) noun
solemn stateliness and magnificence, eg at a ceremonial occasion. The Queen arrived with great pomp and ceremony.
ˈpompous adjective
too grand in manner or speech. The headmaster is inclined to be a bit pompous.
ˈpompously adverb
ˈpompousness noun
pomˈposity (-ˈpo-) noun
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