pomposity
1Pomposity — Pom*pos i*ty, n.; pl. {Pomposities}. The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] …
2pomposity — index bombast, fustian, pretense (ostentation), pride, rhetoric (insincere language) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3pomposity — (n.) early 15c., from L.L. pompositas, from pomposus stately, pompous (see POMPOUS (Cf. pompous)). The sense of ostentatious display is from 1610s; earlier in Fr. pomposité …
4pomposity — [päm päs′ə tē] n. [ME pomposite < LL pompositas: see POMPOUS & ITY] 1. the quality of being pompous; ostentation; self importance 2. pl. pomposities a pompous act, remark, etc …
5pomposity — [[t]pɒmpɒ̱sɪti[/t]] pomposities N UNCOUNT: also N in pl (disapproval) Pomposity means speaking or behaving in a very serious manner which shows that you think you are more important than you really are. Einstein was a scientist who hated… …
6pomposity — noun The quality of being pompous; self importance. He shows great pomposity, the pretentious windbag. Syn: bombast, ostentatiousness See Also: pompous …
7pomposity — pompous ► ADJECTIVE ▪ affectedly grand, solemn, or self important. DERIVATIVES pomposity noun pompously adverb …
8pomposity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1620 1. pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior 2. a pompous gesture, habit, or act …
9pomposity — /pom pos i tee/, n., pl. pomposities for 3. 1. the quality of being pompous. 2. pompous parading of dignity or importance. 3. an instance of being pompous, as by ostentatious loftiness of language, manner, or behavior. Also, pompousness /pom… …
10pomposity — Synonyms and related words: Barnumism, affectation, arrogance, assurance, assuredness, bedizenment, belief, big talk, buckram, ceremonial, ceremoniousness, ceremony, certitude, cocksureness, confidence, confidentness, conviction, convolution,… …
