pomposity
Origin of pomposity
Related Words for pomposity
pretension, presumption, conceit, arrogance, overconfidence, airs, ostentation, balderdash, bombast, nonsenseExamples from the Web for pomposity
Contemporary Examples of pomposity
The idea that jazz has become a catchword for pomposity is painful for those of us who care deeply about this music.
Historical Examples of pomposity
What we ought to be afraid of is not seriousness and earnestness, but of solemnity and pomposity.
Joyous GardArthur Christopher Benson
"I should have expressed my displeasure if I had felt it," said his father with all the pomposity that was natural to him.
MichaelE. F. Benson
But Mrs. Sullivan's pomposity was not to be discomposed by any sudden attack.
Manners, Vol 1 of 3Frances Brooke
If he spoke with pomposity she answered with disdain, and if he was dictatorial she was arrogant.
The Mark of CainCarolyn Wells
You must admit that your past thoughts as to your own pomposity will shrink just a bit!
GadsbyErnest Vincent Wright
pomposity
- vain or ostentatious display of dignity or importance
- the quality of being pompous
- ostentatiously lofty style, language, etc
- a pompous action, remark, etc
Word Origin and History for pomposity
early 15c., "pomp, solemnity," from Medieval Latin pompositas, from Late Latin pomposus "stately, pompous" (see pompous). The sense of "ostentatious display" is from 1610s; earlier in French pomposité.