sententiousness
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sententiousness — sententious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner. DERIVATIVES sententiously adverb sententiousness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «full of meaning or wisdom»: from Latin sententia opinion … English terms dictionary
Sententiousness — Sententious Sen*ten tious, a.[L. sentenciosus: cf. F. sentencieux.] 1. Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a sententious style or discourse; sententious truth. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sententiousness — noun see sententious … New Collegiate Dictionary
sententiousness — See sententiously. * * * … Universalium
sententiousness — sen ten·tious·ness || sen tenʃəsnɪs n. sanctimoniousness, self righteousness … English contemporary dictionary
sententiousness — n. Pithiness, terseness, point, vigor, compactness … New dictionary of synonyms
sententiousness — sen·ten·tious·ness … English syllables
sententiousness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being sententious … Useful english dictionary
Preciosity — Pre ci*os i*ty, n.; pl. { ties}. [F. pr[ e]ciosit[ e], OF. also precieuset[ e].] Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French pr[ e]cieuses of the 17th century. He had the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-ties — Preciosity Pre ci*os i*ty, n.; pl. { ties}. [F. pr[ e]ciosit[ e], OF. also precieuset[ e].] Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the French pr[ e]cieuses of the 17th century.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
