pomposity

Also pomp·ous·ness

[pom-pos-i-tee]

noun

plural

pomposities 

1. the quality of being pompous.

2. pompous parading of dignity or importance.

3. an instance of being pompous, as by ostentatious loftiness of language, manner, or behavior.

pomposity

/ pɒmˈpɒsɪtɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pomposity¹

1400–50; late Middle English pomposite < Late Latin pompōsitās. See pompous, -ity

Example Sentences

Rebellious colonists skewered British taxation policies, military blunders and parliamentary pomposities through plays, songs and cartoons that rallied others to the cause of independence and made mass mobilization fun.

From Los Angeles Times

It sometimes has a humorous suggestion of pomposity or officiousness.

From BBC

The reason I started doing one word, sort of academic-style titles, was that I was sarcastically making fun of the pomposity of some comedians who think they’re doing lectures.

From Los Angeles Times

A humorist and actor, his folksy delivery artfully deflated politicians and pomposities.

From Los Angeles Times

His personality traits that alienate average Americans — his contempt, his pomposity, his unvarnished misogyny — are attractive in the upside-down world of MAGA.

From Salon

Related Words

• pretension