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Definition of pomposity in English: pompositynoun pɒmˈpɒsɪtipɑmˈpɑsədi mass nounThe quality of being pompous; self-importance. his reputation for arrogance and pomposity Example sentencesExamples - What would it take to bring wine back to the stature that it deserves - one where it is included in our everyday lives and given appreciation without pomposity?
- This ridiculous sounding direct translation of a toiletry-product seemed to perfectly sum up the buffoonery and pomposity of the French.
- Even several people I know who generally share his world view told me they found his strutting pomposity almost unbearable this year.
- We need a disposal service for our collective neuroses, something to clear away the rubbish of our self-regard and pomposity.
- That pricking of pomposity and ceremony reflects one of her enjoyable, endearing traits and a quality sadly missing in general politics since she quit.
Synonyms self-importance, imperiousness, pompousness, sententiousness, grandiosity, affectation, stiffness, airs, pretentiousness, pretension, arrogance, vanity, haughtiness, pride, conceit, egotism, superciliousness, condescension, affectedness informal snootiness, uppishness, uppitiness bombast, loftiness, pompousness, turgidity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, ornateness, portentousness, pedantry, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, sonorousness, windiness rare fustian, euphuism, orotundity
Rhymesanfractuosity, animosity, atrocity, bellicosity, curiosity, fabulosity, ferocity, generosity, grandiosity, impecuniosity, impetuosity, jocosity, luminosity, monstrosity, nebulosity, ponderosity, porosity, preciosity, precocity, reciprocity, religiosity, scrupulosity, sinuosity, sumptuosity, velocity, verbosity, virtuosity, viscosity Definition of pomposity in US English: pompositynounpɑmˈpɑsədipämˈpäsədē The quality of being pompous; self-importance. his reputation for arrogance and pomposity Example sentencesExamples - This ridiculous sounding direct translation of a toiletry-product seemed to perfectly sum up the buffoonery and pomposity of the French.
- Even several people I know who generally share his world view told me they found his strutting pomposity almost unbearable this year.
- That pricking of pomposity and ceremony reflects one of her enjoyable, endearing traits and a quality sadly missing in general politics since she quit.
- What would it take to bring wine back to the stature that it deserves - one where it is included in our everyday lives and given appreciation without pomposity?
- We need a disposal service for our collective neuroses, something to clear away the rubbish of our self-regard and pomposity.
Synonyms self-importance, imperiousness, pompousness, sententiousness, grandiosity, affectation, stiffness, airs, pretentiousness, pretension, arrogance, vanity, haughtiness, pride, conceit, egotism, superciliousness, condescension, affectedness bombast, loftiness, pompousness, turgidity, grandiloquence, magniloquence, ornateness, portentousness, pedantry, boastfulness, boasting, bragging, sonorousness, windiness
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