pomposity
[ pom-pos-i-tee ]
/ pɒmˈpɒs ɪ ti /
noun, plural pom·pos·i·ties for 3.
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RELATED WORDS
pretension, presumption, conceit, arrogance, overconfidence, airs, ostentation, balderdash, bombast, nonsense
Nearby words
- pompier,
- pompilid,
- pompom,
- pompom girl,
- pompon,
- pompous,
- pompton lakes,
- pon,
- ponape,
- ponca
Also pomp·ous·ness [pom-puh s-nis] /ˈpɒm pəs nɪs/ (for defs 1, 2).
Origin of pomposity
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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
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.
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