pomposity
noun
the quality of being pompous.
pomposities
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pluralof pomposity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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 ● Sep. 18, 2025
From time to time, Mr. Leo devoted his column to skewering the conventions and pomposities of journalistic prose.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022
In the Persia of the time, you couldn’t speak or write about the Shah openly, so he called him Marjoribanks, a silly name to make fun of pomposities.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2013
And Anika Noni Rose seemed to have a better handle on the pomposities of Wendy Scott-Carr.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2011
It is a relief to pass beyond such tawdry pomposities into the solemn little chapel, sacred to one of the great regiments of the Army, the Queen's, the old Second of the Line.
From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Hugh Thomson
