pomposity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English pomposite (“solemnity”), from Latin pompōsitās. By surface analysis, pomp + -osity.
Meanings
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The quality of being pompous; self-importance.
With their super-formal tone and heavy use of jargon, legal documents are renowned for their pomposity.
In death Sir Felix changed from a smug-scented pomposity with a Stalinist grip on Arts Council money into, oh, Britain’s best-loved arts guru since the last one.
2004, David Mitchell, “The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish”, in Cloud Atlas, London: Sceptre (Hodder and Stoughton), →ISBN, page 151:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pomposities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
pompousness · bombast · ostentatiousness
Translations (12)
pt pomposidade (quality) · gl pomposidade (quality) · ca pompositat (quality) · bg надутост (quality) · fr pompe (quality) · fi pompöösiys (quality) · ga mórchúis (quality) · es prosopopeya (quality) · sv pompösitet (quality) · es pomposidad (quality) · fi suurellisuus (quality) · fi mahtipontisuus (quality)