pomposity

[ pom-pos-i-tee ]

/ pɒmˈpɒs ɪ ti /

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noun, plural pom·pos·i·ties for 3.

the quality of being pompous.

pompous parading of dignity or importance.

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

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Also pomp·ous·ness

[pom-puhs-nis] /ˈpɒm pəs nɪs/ (for defs. 1, 2).

Origin of pomposity

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

Words nearby pomposity

Pompidou, pompilid, pompom, pompom girl, pompon, pomposity, pompous, Pompton Lakes, Pomsky, ’pon, Ponape

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How to use pomposity in a sentence

The idea that jazz has become a catchword for pomposity is painful for those of us who care deeply about this music.
What’s With This Uncool Surge in Jazz Bashing?|Ted Gioia|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This will be salutary, and will deflate some of the pomposity-born-of-precociousness that bedevils Obama.
10 Truths About the British Vote|Tunku Varadarajan|May 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The inn-keeper at Valence amused us much by his empty pomposity.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
He has lifted the only shield I cannot break, the shield of an impenetrable pomposity.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill|Gilbert K. Chesterton

Horned heads, short-arched necks, and held-in chins abundantly told of pride and pomposity.
Watched by Wild Animals|Enos A. Mills
I would have expected perhaps a certain solemnity or even pomposity in the style of it; he had never a strong sense of humour.
The Dark Forest|Hugh Walpole
In their lofty eminence of pomposity they are challenged only by Anglican bishops and grand opera tenors.
Damn!|Henry Louis Mencken

British Dictionary definitions for pomposity

pomposity

/ (pɒmˈpɒsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

vain or ostentatious display of dignity or importance

the quality of being pompous

ostentatiously lofty style, language, etc

a pompous action, remark, etc

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pomposity

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